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Which of the following acts enacted during the British Raj created a federal court in India for the first time in 1937?

A. Government of India Act of 1919
B. Government of India Act of 1935✓ Correct Answer
C. Indian Councils Act of 1909
D. Indian Independence Act of 1947

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Government of India Act of 1935 provided the statutory framework for establishing a Federal Court in India, which formally commenced its judicial functions in Delhi in the year 1937. Earlier acts like the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909 or the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 introduced legislative councils and dyarchy without setting up a federal judicial tribunal. This Federal Court functioned as an intermediate appellate body before the Supreme Court of India was established under the post-independence constitution.

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