Which Act empowered Her Majesty to issue Letters Patent for setting up High Courts?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (A) Indian High Courts Act, 1861

Explanation:

• The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 empowered Her Majesty (Queen of Britain) to issue Letters Patent for the establishment of High Courts in India.
• These Letters Patent were the formal legal instruments authorizing the creation of High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras by merging the Supreme Courts and Sadar Adalats.

Information Booster:

• The first High Courts were established in 1862 in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.
• The Act laid the foundation of the modern Indian judiciary by creating a unified court system in each presidency town.
• High Courts were vested with both original and appellate jurisdiction.
• The Act marked a shift from company rule to crown rule, following the Revolt of 1857.