First Law Commission for India
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The First Law Commission for India was a British-established body tasked with systematically reviewing, codifying, and reforming the laws in colonial India in the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Law Commission for India canonical | 1 |
| First Law Commission of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2316568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Law Commission for India Context triple: [Charter Act 1833, appointed, First Law Commission for India]
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A.
Indian Councils Act 1892
The Indian Councils Act 1892 was a British colonial law that modestly expanded legislative councils in India by increasing their size and allowing limited indirect representation and budgetary discussion, while retaining tight imperial control.
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B.
Council of State (British India)
The Council of State (British India) was the upper chamber of the colonial legislature, composed mainly of appointed and indirectly elected members who reviewed and amended legislation under British rule.
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C.
Indian Councils Act 1909
The Indian Councils Act 1909, also known as the Morley–Minto Reforms, was a British colonial law that modestly expanded Indian participation in legislative councils while introducing separate electorates, particularly for Muslims.
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D.
Government of India Act 1912
The Government of India Act 1912 was a piece of British colonial legislation that reorganized the administration of British India, including the separation of Bihar and Orissa from the Bengal Presidency into a new province.
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E.
Indian Councils Act 1861
The Indian Councils Act 1861 was a British law that restructured the governance of British India by reintroducing and expanding legislative councils, allowing limited Indian participation in lawmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Law Commission for India Target entity description: The First Law Commission for India was a British-established body tasked with systematically reviewing, codifying, and reforming the laws in colonial India in the mid-19th century.
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A.
Indian Councils Act 1892
The Indian Councils Act 1892 was a British colonial law that modestly expanded legislative councils in India by increasing their size and allowing limited indirect representation and budgetary discussion, while retaining tight imperial control.
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B.
Council of State (British India)
The Council of State (British India) was the upper chamber of the colonial legislature, composed mainly of appointed and indirectly elected members who reviewed and amended legislation under British rule.
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C.
Indian Councils Act 1909
The Indian Councils Act 1909, also known as the Morley–Minto Reforms, was a British colonial law that modestly expanded Indian participation in legislative councils while introducing separate electorates, particularly for Muslims.
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D.
Government of India Act 1912
The Government of India Act 1912 was a piece of British colonial legislation that reorganized the administration of British India, including the separation of Bihar and Orissa from the Bengal Presidency into a new province.
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E.
Indian Councils Act 1861
The Indian Councils Act 1861 was a British law that restructured the governance of British India by reintroducing and expanding legislative councils, allowing limited Indian participation in lawmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative body
ⓘ
law commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| appointedUnder | Charter Act 1833 ⓘ |
| chairperson | Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ |
| composition | small group of British legal experts ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1840 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British authorities
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
|
| followedBy | Second Law Commission for India ⓘ |
| goal | to create a coherent and uniform legal system for India ⓘ |
| headquarters | Calcutta ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British Raj (Company rule in India)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj (early phase)
|
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian Penal Code
ⓘ
subsequent Law Commissions of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territories under East India Company rule in India ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Charter Act 1833 ⓘ |
| legalForm | advisory commission ⓘ |
| legislativeArea |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| location | Calcutta ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
codification of laws
ⓘ
law reform ⓘ legal review ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Hay Cameron
ⓘ
George William Anderson ⓘ John Macleod ⓘ Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Draft Penal Code
ⓘ
Macaulay’s Draft Penal Code of 1837 ⓘ |
| oversight | Board of Control in London ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial administration in India
|
| precededBy | ad hoc law-making by East India Company authorities ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | need for uniform and codified laws in colonial India ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
British Parliament
ⓘ
Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
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| significance |
laid foundation for codified criminal law in India
ⓘ
major step in modernization of Indian legal system ⓘ |
| task |
codifying criminal law in India
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recommending legal reforms for colonial India ⓘ systematically reviewing existing laws in British India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: First Law Commission for India Description of subject: The First Law Commission for India was a British-established body tasked with systematically reviewing, codifying, and reforming the laws in colonial India in the mid-19th century.
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First Law Commission of India