Parliamentary Papers, Volume 30H.M. Stationery Office, 1853 - Bills, Legislative |
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... Mahomedan ? Yes ; the greater portion of those native judicial functionaries are Mahomedans ; I do not think the Hindoos make so good judges as the Mahomedans ; the Hindoos are very excellent in the way of keeping accounts , and ...
... Mahomedan ? Yes ; the greater portion of those native judicial functionaries are Mahomedans ; I do not think the Hindoos make so good judges as the Mahomedans ; the Hindoos are very excellent in the way of keeping accounts , and ...
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... Mahomedan code ? The Mahomedan law has been so overridden by the changes made by the Regulations , that it is only in cases not provided for by them that it is referred to . 1278. The Hindoo law was superseded by the Mahomedan ? Yes ...
... Mahomedan code ? The Mahomedan law has been so overridden by the changes made by the Regulations , that it is only in cases not provided for by them that it is referred to . 1278. The Hindoo law was superseded by the Mahomedan ? Yes ...
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... Mahomedan law officer , who is present as assessor ; or , if the prisoner does not profess the Mahomedan faith , he may refuse to be tried by that officer , for which cases we have now a system of juries or assessors , or a punchayet ...
... Mahomedan law officer , who is present as assessor ; or , if the prisoner does not profess the Mahomedan faith , he may refuse to be tried by that officer , for which cases we have now a system of juries or assessors , or a punchayet ...
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... Maho- medan law , the several punishments consist of mutilations . 1310. Is there not a great deal of personal punishment under the Mahomedan law ? Yes , mutilations of a hand or foot , or both . 1311. In point of fact , their criminal ...
... Maho- medan law , the several punishments consist of mutilations . 1310. Is there not a great deal of personal punishment under the Mahomedan law ? Yes , mutilations of a hand or foot , or both . 1311. In point of fact , their criminal ...
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... Mahomedan Government itself used to grant those tenures , and resume them at pleasure . At the breaking up of the Mahomedan Government , many such grants were made , and very many by persons totally unauthorized to make them . 1384. The ...
... Mahomedan Government itself used to grant those tenures , and resume them at pleasure . At the breaking up of the Mahomedan Government , many such grants were made , and very many by persons totally unauthorized to make them . 1384. The ...
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