- Parliamentary control over East Indian Company began with the Regulation Act, 1773. Written Constitution prepared first time for the company along with the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta.
- The Amendment Act of 1781 authorized the Calcutta Government to make law for Bengal, Orissa and Bihar, with a directive to lay stress on the respect of socio‑religious customs of Indians in the process of law making.
- Fox Ministry resigned due to failure of Fox Indian Bill 1783 for the first time the resignation of a British Cabinet on an Indian issue.
- The Pitts Indian Act empowered the Governor General and the Board of Control to superintend direct and control all operations of the Civil and military Govt. of the British Possessions in India.
- Through the Charter Act of 1813 Indian trade was thrown open to all. British merchants but trade in tea and trade with China were still exclusive to the company.
- The Charter Act of 1833 cancelled the Company's rights to trade in tea and trade with China. The Governor General of Bengal was henceforth to be styled as the Governor-General in council.
- The Charter Act of 1853 took a decisive step in separating the legislative machinery from the executive. This was the last charter Act of British India.
- Indian Council Act of 1861 brought about the beginning of the representative institutions. For the first time Indians were, associated with the work of legislation.
- The Indian Council Act, 1892 introduced the election system partially.
- The introduction of Separate Electorate was the basic fault of the Indian Council Act, 1909 or Morley Minto Reforms.
- The Government of India Act 1919 introduced a system of Dyarchy in the provinces. The provincial matters were divided into 'reserved' and 'transferred'.
- The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation. Under this Act Union Bank and Federal Court were respectively established in 1935 and 1937.
- 16 August 1946 was declared as the Direct Action Day by the Muslim league.
- The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of three members A.V. Alexander, Patrice Lawrence and Sir Stafford Cripps.
- The Indian Independence Act was presented in the British parliament on July, 1947 which attained Royal consent on July 18, 1947.
