Syeda Aneeqa Afzal, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Jamia Millia Islamia
ABSTRACT
The codification of laws in colonial India, undertaken through the Charter Act of 1833 and the Law Commissions, gives rise to contrasting viewpoints regarding the "need for codification" as advocated by the British. One perspective emphasizes the purported "modernization" of Indian laws, while the other posits that it stemmed from the Monarch's waning authority and the deficiencies in the English legal system itself. This analysis further underscores the divergent objectives pursued by Thomas Babington Macaulay and the Law Commission, both aimed at upending the existing legal framework to establish a British-oriented, profit-centric law. This arbitrary interference left a lasting impact on India's legal heritage, significantly altering its legal landscape.
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