During the colonial rule, Britishers introduced certain Acts in order to strengthen their rule in India .The Acts were introduced for a number of administrative purposes. The Regulating Act of 1773 was enacted to primarily weed out corruption in the East India Company. Pitts India Act of 1784 was the enactment of the British Parliament to bring the administration of the British East India Company under the control of the British Government. Next came the Permanent Settlement Act of 1793, which introduced the system of land tax. The Indian Evidence Act of 1872 was another Act, which is worth mentioning. It was passed by the British Parliament, which contains a set of rules regarding admissibility of any evidence in the Indian court of law. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was intended to stifle the periodicals in Indian languages.

The important of all these Acts is the Government of India Act of 1909 commonly known as Morley Minto Reforms that allowed Indians to be elected to the various legislative councils. The Press Act of 1914 was a legislation promulgated in British India imposing strict censorship on all kinds of publication. Two Acts were introduced in 1919. The British Government passed Rowlatt Act in March 1919 in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. The Government of India Act of 1919 was passed for administrative purposes. The Government of India Act of 1935 granted Indian provinces the autonomy. Lastly the British Parliament officially approved the independence of India and her partition passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947.