In the year 1928, Nehru report was published. As per the report, Dominion Status or self-governing dominions was demanded. Rejection of separate electorates was recommended. Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha, Sikhs opposed the demand. Equal rights for women with voting rights as a citizen was demanded. It also proposed for creation of the Supreme Court.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.