Question

Short note on rowlatt act in 1919

Answer 1

Rowlatt Acts, (February 1919), legislation passed by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. Theacts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.

Answer 2

Short note on the Rowlatt Act 1919 :

(i) The Rowlatt Act was passed in March , 1919 .

(ii) It was passed by the Government to "curb the growing upsurge" in the country .

(iii) It was passed as a result of the Bills introduced in the Central Legislature , in February , 1919

(iv) The Rowlatt act implied arrest of a person without warrant.

(v) It allowed camera trial and restricted movements of individuals.

(vi) It suspended the Right to Habeas Corpus.

(vii) As a result , Gandhiji started Satyagraha to challenge the Government.

(viii) This was one of the causes that led to the Non-cooperation Movement.

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