• Amendment of Jurisdiction of Supreme Court-Under the provisions of this act, SC’s geographical jurisdiction was confined to Calcutta only. The appellate jurisdiction was shifted from Supreme Court to Governor-General in Council. In this way, judicial and executive powers were separated.
• It also stated that Hindu laws to be applied on Hindu cases while Quranic laws on Muslim
• (Now East India Company turned rebellious and started non-cooperating ‘coz they are dominated by British Crown even after 173 years of establishment but British Parliamentary Government restricted the rules.)

Pitts India Act (1784):  

It was named after Pitts the Younger, the British Prime Minister who introduced thus act and extended his authority over EIC’s territories in India. Therefore, EIC’s territorial region was called British possession.

• Bifurcation of political and commercial/financial powers: In accordance to the provisions, a 6-membered committee called Board of Control was established that broadly represents British Government and includes Chancellor of Exchequer, Secretary of State and 4 members of Privy Council. The commercial/financial and political powers were bifurcated between Court of Directors [i.e. representative of EIC] and Board of Control respectively. Therefore, EIC acquired commercial powers while the British Crown attained political sovereignty.

Due to the vague distinction between powers of two bodies, the disputes between the British Crown and EIC started.

ACT OF 1786:

Cornwallis demanded the following two powers for accepting the position of Governor-General of Bengal.

• Power to override a decision of his council in the special case
• Would also be Commander-in-Chief
  

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Charter Act (1793): 

This act greatly consolidated the provisions laid out in previous acts.

• Elevation of Indian revenue: This act provisioned for the elevation of Indian revenue so that salaries of Board of Control could be charged on it. Also, EIC has to pay Rs 5 lakhs pounds annually to British Government surplus revenue.
• Renewal of EIC’s Business Monopoly for 20 more years.
• Continuation of centralization of law-making powers in Bengal for Legislative- Uniformity: Governor-General of Bengal was empowered with more legislative powers over subordinate presidencies.
• Separation of Revenue administration and Judicial functions-––Disappearance of maal adatlats

• The court was empowered to analyze, interpret and codify Indian rules and regulations.

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Charter Act (1813) :

As a consequence of the emergence of the spirit of laissez-faire and Napolean’s continental system, Charter Act 1813 was introduced.

• End of EIC’s Trade Monopoly in India except for Trade on Tea and Trade with China.
• Propagation of Christianity: Christian missionaries were allowed to preach, profess and propagate their religion in India. Britishers considered Hinduism, Muslim laws as somewhat obsolete therefore they permitted propagation of Christianity.
• Educational Enrichment in India: The Britishers allotted Rs. 1 lakh for enriching Indian Educational System and to encourage scientific knowledge amongst natives of the country. 
• Defined separation of commercial transactions and revenue administration between the Board of Control and Court of Directors

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Charter Act (1853):

• Open Civil-Services Examination: The selection procedure of Civil Servants and recruitment was thrown open to all including Indians.
• Empowered Governor-General to veto a decision in Imperial Legislative Council.
• EIC entrusted to put Company’s Governance to end at any suitable time
• The number of members of the Court of Directors was lessened from 24 to 18. Out of those eighteen, 6 members were nominated by the British Crown.[ 1^st Indian in Civil Services: Satyendranath Tagore in 1863.]

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(For post-1857 legislative and administrative acts, refer to the link: Administrative and Legislative Reforms after the Revolt of 1857)