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Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company?

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Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company?
posted Jul 11, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company. The Supreme Court consisted one Chief Justice and three other regular judges or Puisne Judges. It was the supreme judiciary over all British subjects including the provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. This was the starting point of Modern Constitutional History of India, under the British.

Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company.

answer Jul 20, 2017 by Shyam Chakraborty
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