Government of India Act 1858 — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Secretary of State for India v. Kamachee Boye Sahaba

1859

This landmark case established the principle that the Secretary of State for India, as a corporation sole under the Government of India Act 1858, could sue and be sued in Indian…

Maharaja of Mysore v. Secretary of State for India

1869

This case clarified the relationship between princely states and the new Crown administration established by the 1858 Act. The Privy Council held that existing treaties with…