(i) The colonial state was working with two aims-(a) the complete subordination of the Indian colony to needs of British metropolis and (b) economic exploitation of the Indian colony or the appropriation of the colonies economic surplus by the British metropolis.

(ii) But the nature of the imperial interests in India did not remain the same throughout and it changed according to the requirements of the mother country and in interests of the different social groups in Britain.

(iii) During the first stage of British rule in India till 1813, British interests lay mainly in (i) the East India Company's monopoly of trade with India, and the elimination of other European competitors, (ii) the control over financial resources, through taxation.

(iv) Both these objectives could be fulfilled without having to disturb the existing institutions and administrative apparatus. British rulers at this stage were not very different from that of traditional rulers, interested mainly in receiving agricultural surplus. No attempt was, therefore, made to create a uniform administrative structure or even to renovate the old one at this stage. No basic changes were introduced in the judicial system and administration. Whatever little changes were made in the field of administration were only made at the top of the revenue collection and were linked to the objective of smooth revenue collection.

(v) A modern judicial system or uniform administrative structure for India was not seen as necessary at this stage, since it was not considered relevant for the fulfillment of British objective during the first stage of British rule in India.