The Chief Justice of Supreme Court at Calcutta, appointed as per the provisions of Regulating Act,…
Sir Elijah Impey was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established at Calcutta under the Regulating Act, 1773, and the Charter of 1774. Le Maistre and…
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The Chief Justice of Supreme Court at Calcutta, appointed as per the provisions of Regulating Act, 1773, was
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Sir Elijah Impey was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established at Calcutta under the Regulating Act, 1773, and the Charter of 1774. Le Maistre and Hyde were appointed as puisne judges of that Court, and Sir Robert Barker was a military commander, not a judge.
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