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Introduction Efforts to unite the two sets of courts began much earlier than 1861. As early as 1833, The Charter Act of 1833 was the first attempt at the unification of the courts. This act empowered the Governor-General-in-Council with the help of the law member, to legislate for all provinces. The centralization of the legislative machinery introduced unification of laws and removed conflicts and confusion which were created by the enactment of regulation by legislature of different provinces. It declared the acts passed by the Governor-General-in-Council will be binding on all Courts of the country including the Supreme Courts. It also laid emphasis on the enactment of uniform laws in certain distinct fields to govern all persons without any distinction of caste and religion. The first and second law commissions were appointed for this purpose to carry out the policies of the Charter Act of 1833. The penal code, civil procedure...

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