Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up the 'Adalat-i-Ala', the highest court of justice of his Sikh kingdom, at:

Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up the "Adalat-i-Ala" (the highest court) at Lahore, the capital of his kingdom, to hear appeals and important cases.

The judicial system of Ranjit Singh:

• There was no written code of law; justice was given according to local customs and traditions, and the religious laws of the different communities.
• At the village level, disputes were settled by the panchayats.
• In the districts, the kardars (local officers) and nazims (governors of provinces) also heard cases.
• The Adalat-i-Ala at Lahore was the highest court, and the Maharaja himself was the final court of appeal.
• Punishments were mostly fines; the death penalty was rare.

About Maharaja Ranjit Singh:

• He was born on 13 November 1780 at Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), the son of Mahan Singh, the chief of the Sukerchakia misl.
• He captured Lahore in 1799, and made it his capital.
• He was proclaimed Maharaja of Punjab in 1801.
• He united the Sikh misls (confederacies) and built a powerful kingdom, which extended from the Sutlej to Peshawar and Kashmir.
• He captured Amritsar (1802), Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819) and Peshawar (1834).
• He was called "Sher-e-Punjab" (Lion of Punjab).

His army and administration:

• He built a strong modern army, trained by European officers.
• He was tolerant towards all religions, and appointed Hindus, Muslims and Europeans to high posts.
• He covered the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar with gold, which is why it is called the Golden Temple.

Relations with the British:

• He signed the Treaty of Amritsar (1809) with the East India Company, which fixed the Sutlej as the boundary between his kingdom and British territory.
• He died on 27 June 1839.

After his death:

His kingdom weakened, and the British annexed Punjab in 1849, after the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Amritsar, Multan and Peshawar were parts of his kingdom, but the highest court was at Lahore.