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expressed in the letter of the 3rd of October 1829, until they received orders from their superiors in England. After this reply, Mr. Justice Grant, on the 1st of April 1829, declared that the Court had ceased on all its sides, and that he would perform none of the functions of a Judge until the Court had received an assurance that its authority would be respected, and its process obeyed, and rendered effectual by the Government of the Presidency. Asiatic Register, vol. 28, p. 351, et seq.
[The letter patent, under which the existing High Courts in India were constituted, and which were issued under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861 (24 and 25Vict. c.
104), are dated severally as follows: Calcutta, 28th Dec.
1865; Madras, 28th Dec. 1865; Bombay, 28th Dec. 1865; North-Western Provinces, 17th March 1866. The letters patent are set out at length in Stat. R. and O. Rev. vol. iv. pp. 82-131. As to the jurisdiction of the High Courts, see Ilbert, Government of India, pp. 241-255. See also the same work, pp. 387-405 (application of English law to natives of India); pp. 406-463 (British jurisdiction in Native States).]
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