Charter Act 1833

Also called St. Helena Act

British State

• EIC lost monopoly over tea, opium, trade with china
• commercial affairs of EIC ended $⟹$ EIC has only pol powers that too on behalf of Crown
• BoC supremacy extended to all administrative affairs in india
• Prez of BoC in 1833 was renamed as Minister of Indian Affairs

Powers of GG

• GGBe elevated to GG India with direct control over all Brit India’s MR matters
  • $⟹$ high no. of Brits entered india, need for uniform law, admin in whole of Brit India
• GG in council now to be the exec & legis head of Brit India
  • i.e. empowered to make and administer laws
  • consequently, legis powers of GB and GM taken away
  • Centralization of power which started in Regulating Act 1773 has now peaked
    • India has a strong centre till date
  • decentralization from centre to province during Indian Councils Act 1861 $\to$ 1935
• Thomas Macaulay added to GCI council
  • law commission under Macaulay to be setup for codification of laws which completed by 1837
    • deliberation, updation continued and full implementation in form of
      • CPC 1859
      • IPC 1860
      • CrCP 1861
• laws were to be equally applicable to indians and brits in india
  • i.e. looks like racial equality but spl. privileges for brits continued
  • no person to be deprived chance to enter EIC service on grounds of RRCB
  • Bentick 2635 already encouraging recruiting indians in higher judiciary
    • now judicial services & lower Civil Services during EIC open to indians