Write about any four features of the british judiciary
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Warren Hastings was the first to establish the modern judicial system in place of the traditional one.
He established a Diwani Adalat and a Faujdari Adalat in every district.
The Diwani Adalat was presided over by the District Collector who belonged to the civil service.
The Faujdari Adalats were presided over by Indian officers who decided the cases with the assistance of Qazis and Muftis Four Provincial Courts of Appeal were set up at Calcutta, Murshidabad, Dacca and Patna which heard appeals against them or in important cases were heard by the Sadar Diwani Adalat.
Below the District Courts were the Registrar Courts, headed by Europeans and a number of subordinate courts headed by Indian judges known as Munsifs and Amin.
To deal with criminal cases Cornwallis divided the Presidency of Bengal into four divisions. In each of these divisions a Court of Circuit headed by the Civil Servants was established.
Below these courts there were a large number of Indian magistrates who tried petty cases.Appeals from the Court of Circuit lay with the Sadar Nizamat Adalat.
The criminal courts applied the Muslim criminal code or law in a modified form.The civil courts applied the customary laws that had traditionally prevailed in any area or among the section of the people. Hope these will help you in writing the answer.