Acts passed during British Rule

1772, the Company ended the Dual Government and undertook to administer Bengal directly through its own servants

Regulating Act of 1773	Based on the report of Lord North (PM) comm. Brit parliamentary control over EIC Gov general of Bengal (Warren Hasting) as Governor-general of all three presidencies Supreme court established at Kolkata GG make rules, regulation and ordinances with SC consent
Pitts India Act 1784	Improvement, better discipline in company's admin 6 member Board of controllers BOC headed by Brit minister  Trade & commerce under Court of Directors (COD) Province had to follow instructions of central gov gov gen can dismiss failing province gov
Charter Act 1793	BOC salary from Indian Revenue Courts can interpret rules & regulation
Charter Act 1813	Trade monopoly of EIC ended Power of 3 council of madras , Bombay & Calcutta enlarged Christian missionaries allowed in India Local bodies can levy taxes
Charter Act 1833	GG & chis council can legislate for whole India subject to BOC approval Council  got full power regarding revenues, single budget for the country prepared by GG EIC reduced to political & administrative  body, Minster & lords nominated as an ex-officio member of BOC  GG gov is known as Government of India & his council as Indian Council
Charter Act of 1853	Last charter act, Followed Dalhousie Report to improve admin Separate Governor of Bengal was to be appointed Recruitment through competitive exam Brit parliament empowered to put Company's gov of India to an end at any suitable time
Government of India Act, 1858	British crown assumed sovereignty over India from EIC Power of crown exercised by the Secretary of State for India, assisted by a council of India( fifteen members)  Country divided into provinces headed by a Governor 0r lieutenant Governor aided by his executive Council (GG in council) GG in Council responsible to Sos and SoS responsible to Brits parliament Provincial gov had to function under the superintendence , direction, and control of GG in all matters
Indian council Act 1861	GG can associate Indian ppl with legislative by nominating them to his expanded council GG exec council should have certain additional non-officials members while transacting legislative business as Legislative council. LC neither representative nor deliberative Decentralized the legislative powers of GG's council and vested them in Government of Bombay & madras
Indian council Act, 1892	Non- official members of Indian LC were to be Nominated by Bengal Chamber of commerce and Provincial Legislative council Non- official members of the provincial council were to be nominated by certain local bodies such as universities, municipalities, zamindars, etc The council have power to discuss Budget & addressing question to executive
Morley(SoS)- Minto(viceroy) reform Indian Council Act, 1909	Max no  additional member in Ind legislative Council (GG council) raised from 16 to 60 Provincial LC enlarged by including elected non- official members so that official majority was gone. Element of election included in LC at centre also but at centre official majority was maintained LC empowered to move resolution on budget , matter of public importance, except certain matters like - the Armed forces , Foreign Affairs and the Indian States Separate electorates for Muslim community
Montague (SoS) - Chelmsford Report GOI act, 1919	Dyarchy/Dual govt in  provinces - Provincial subjects were divided into transferred & reserved  Transferred subjects were administered by Gov with the aid of ministers responsible to LC (70% elected)  central control relaxed and revenue stream divided into two streams provincial and central Gov empowered to reserve a bill for consideration of GG if it was related to some specified matters GG in council continued to remain responsible only to brit parliament  through SoS for India Bi-cameral - Indian legislative  - upper house (Council of State) & lower house (legislative assembly )
Simon commission	Constituted in 1927 to inquire working of 1919 Act Government of India Bill, 1935 drafted according to its report Dominion status was promised
Government of India Act , 1935	Prescribed federation, taking provinces and Indian States (native states) as a unit Optional for Indian states to join, they never joined and federation never came into being Central legislature was bicameral , consisting of federal assembly and council of state In six province legislature was bicameral and in other unicameral 3 fold division of subjects - Federal List, Provincial list and concurrent list. Dominion status not provided
Cripps Mission	March 1942 Stafford Cripps member of British cabinet came with the draft declaration of brit go Were to be adopted after ww2 provided both INC and ML accept them CoI framed by an elected constituent assembly by Indian ppl Const should give India Dominion Status There should be one Indian union comprising all the province and Indian states Any province not accepting the const would be free to retain its constitutional position existing
Cabinet Mission Plan	March 1946 - Atlee sent cabinet mission to India consisting of three cab min - Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, AV alexander Objective - help India achieve its independence as early as possible and set  Const assembly Rejected claim for separate const assembly & separate state for Muslim Union of India (Brit India + state) have jurisdiction over subj of Foreign affairs, Defence and Communication. All residuary powers were to be vested in province and the states Province could form groups with executive and legislature, and each group could be competent to determine the provincial subject
Mountbatten plan	Plan for transfer of power to the Indian and partition of the country was laid down
Indian Independence Act	GOI Act, 1935 amended for setting up an interim constitutional assembly From 15th Aug 1947 the suzerainty of the British Crown over the Indian States and the treaty relation with tribal areas lapsed from that date Office of Sos of India abolished Const assembly itself to function as Central Legislature with complete sovereignty