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The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :

Sir Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Calcutta, set up under the Regulating Act, 1773 by the Charter of 1774.…

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The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :

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Sir Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Calcutta, set up under the Regulating Act, 1773 by the Charter of 1774.

Courtenay Ilbert was Law Member and gave his name to the Ilbert Bill of 1883, and Philip Francis was a member of the Governor-General's Council.

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