During the time of Lord Hastings, the Bengal Tenancy Act was passed in the year 1822. As per the act, the tenant enjoyed the hereditary right over the land with payment of rent.
Chronological order of the acts are Vernacular Press Act – 1878, Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act- 1908, Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act- 1931, Foreign Relations Act- 1932.
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