The Act of Settlement, 1781 (An Amending Act to remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773)

The Act of Settlement, 1781
To remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773, the British Parliament passed the Amending Act of 1781, which is also known as the Act of Settlement, 1781.
The Act of Settlement 1781 made the following changes in the Regulating Act of 1773.
1. It exempted the Governor-General and the Council from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the acts done by them in their official capacity. Similarly, it also exempted the servants of the company from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for their official actions.
2. It excluded the revenue matters and the matters arising in the collection of revenue from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
3. It provided that the Supreme Court was to have jurisdiction over all the inhabitants of Calcutta.
4. It required the Court to administer the justice to inhabitants according to their personal laws i.e. Hindus were to be tried according to the Hindu Law and Muslims were to be tried according to the Mohammedan Law.
5. It lay down that the appeals from the Provincial Courts could be taken to the Governor-General-in-Council and not to the Supreme Courts.
6. It empowered the Governor-General-in-Council to frame regulations for the Provincial Courts and Councils.