The Governor-General who was impeached is Warren Hastings, the first Governor- General of Bengal Presidency in India. He was impeached in 1787 by the British Parliament on charges including corruption, administrative excesses, mismanagement, and judicial misconduct, notably related to the Rohilla War and the Nand Kumar case. The impeachment trial, led by Edmund Burke, lasted seven years and ended in 1795 with Hastings being acquitted of all charges

. Hastings' impeachment is historically significant as it sparked a major debate about British imperial policy and governance in India, contrasting views of absolute colonial power with recognition of the rights of the colonized

. Despite the acquittal, the trial remains one of the longest and most famous impeachment proceedings in British history