Lord Cornwallis judicial reforms UPSC
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Lord Cornwallis separated the judiciary from executive, abolished the distinction between civil and revenue courts and established a hierarchy of civil courts, viz., courts of Munsifs, then of the Registrars, then district courts, then four provincial courts, and at the top was the Sardar Diwani Adalat
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Judiciary Reforms
1. Cornwallis established courts in the districts, provinces and states. The highest court was the Supreme Court of Calcutta.
2. There were separate courts for civil and criminal cases.
3. Cornwallis abolished court fees and then lawyers were to prescribe their fees.
4. Government servants could be sued by people for their mistakes.
5. He also banned torturous punishments like the chopping off of limbs, nose and ears.
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