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2.2.1. Developments under the Company Rule (1773-1858)

The British government passed many laws and acts in India which elicited different reactions from different parts of the Indian society and played a pivotal role in the modeling of either the Indian polity or the Society. Some of the most important and consequential acts are listed below:

 

1. Regulating Act of 17732. Pitt’s India Act of 1784Analysis of the Act3. Charter Act, 18134. Charter Act, 18335. Charter Act, 1853