Amendment of Regulating Act or Act of Settlement (jan 1, 1781 – dec 31, 1781)

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- SC of Calcutta to have jurisdiction over all the inhabitants of Calcutta. Hindu as per Hindu law and Muslim as per Muslim Law
- Exemption of G-G and executive council from the jurisdiction of SC. Similarly, servants of the company are made immune if they do anything while sharing their duty
- Excluded the revenue matters and matters related to the collection of revenue from the preview of SC
- Laid down that appeals from the provincial courts to be taken by Governor General and not SC ***Appellate Jurisdiction gone***
- The Governor General can frame regulations for Provincial courts and Councils

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