Rowlatt Act also known as Black Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 21 March 1919. It empowered the government to put anyone behind the bars without trial and conviction in court law. It basically suspended the right of Habeas Corpus. The word “Satyagraha” was used for the first time during Anti Rowlatt agitation.
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.
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