Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary

March 2025
Vol-9, Issue-1
Paper ID: 25952
ISSN: 2395-4396
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Research Area
History
Keywords
British Colonial Judiciary Indian Judiciary Legal Continuities Judicial Institutions Common Law Post-Independence Judicial Reforms Legal Codification Judicial Independence
Abstract
The Indian judicial system, as it exists today, bears the imprints of British colonial rule, reflecting both structural continuity and ideological adaptation. The British colonial administration (1773–1947) established a formal judicial system in India, introducing codified laws, common law principles, appellate structures, and procedural frameworks that continued into the post-independence era. While India’s Constitution (1950) brought significant legal reforms, many colonial legacies—such as judicial review, the hierarchy of courts, adversarial procedures, and legal codification—remain integral to the Indian legal system.
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1 Md Ibrahim Hussain Sheikh Kalinga University

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Sheikh, Md Ibrahim Hussain (2025). Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 9(1), 1968-1978.
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Sheikh, Md Ibrahim Hussain. "Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 9, no. 1, 2025, pp. 1968-1978.
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Md Ibrahim Hussain Sheikh, "Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1968-1978, 2025.
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Sheikh Md Ibrahim Hussain. Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2025;9(1):1968-1978.
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Sheikh, Md Ibrahim Hussain. "Colonial Continuities: How British Judicial Institutions Influenced Post-Independence Indian Judiciary." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 9, no. 1 (2025): 1968-1978.
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