Governor Generals-Cornwallis
No. |
Cornwallis |
1. |
Cornwallis:1786-1793:- Cornwallis was appointed as Goverbor General of Bengal in 1786. |
2. |
He introduced permanent Land Revenue System in 1793. |
3. |
He separated the Judicial and police powers from the collector and also brought the district collector under the purview of Judiciary. |
4. |
He divided the Bengal province into four parts. i.e. Patna,Murshidabad, Calcutta and Decca and established circuit courts in each part. |
5. |
Munsif courts wen also established. Sadar Nizamath Adalath and Sadar Diwani Adalath were set up in Calcutta to received appeals from criminal and civil cases. |
6. |
Equality before law, pleading on behalf of client were introduced. |
7. |
He appointed European Judges in place of Indian Judges. |
8. |
He abolished Grampanchayat System. He occupied half of the territory of Tippu Sultan by defeating him in Third Mysore war. |
9. |
He separated revenue administration from Judicial administration. |