Which on of the following statements about the Act V of 1843 relating to Slavery in India is correct?

A. It gave the masters the right to willfully keep their slaves ties to their estates.

B. It denied the masters the use of Courts to assert their claims on slaves.

C. The law Courts and masters worked jointly in resolving the cases of desertion.

D. The slaves became the owners of the land.

This Question was previously asked in CDS 1 2021

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

OPTION B. It denied the masters the use of Courts to assert their claims on slaves.

ACT No. V. OF 1843 relating to Slavery in India: Passed on the 7th April 1843, An Act for declaring and amending the Law regarding the condition of Slavery within the Territories of the East India Company.

According to this ACT, No rights arising out of an alleged property in the person and services of another as a slave shall be enforced by any Civil or Criminal Court or Magistrate within the territories of the East India Company.

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