Impey, Sir Elijah He was appointed the first chief justice of the Supreme
Court in
Calcutta by the Regulating Act of 1773. In 1775 he convicted Nanda
Kumar for
forgery and sentenced him to death, probably under the influence
of Warren
Hastings (a class-mate of Impey). In 1779 the Supreme Court
under his
leadership entered into a most disreputable quarrel with the
Governor-General’s
Council over the question of its jurisdiction.
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