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Author Borthakur, Achyut Kumar, author

Title The administration of justice in Assam (1826-1874) / Achyut Kumar Borthakur
Published London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
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Summary Based on original sources, this volume is a pioneering work in the study of the growth and development of judicial administration in Assam since the beginning of the East India Company's rule in the province till it was separated from the Bengal Presidency in 1874. In view of the fact that Assam had its own laws and codes different from those of other provinces of British India, this work is unique and pioneering in its reach. Assam was administered under non-regulation system which had its origin in the neighbouring province of Bengal and was governed by a mixed system of local and regulation laws. In the administration of civil justice, the Bengal regulations were entirely dispensed with, while in criminal administration the regulations were followed more or less. Since the occupation of the province by the Company's government till 1837 the fundamental drawback of the entire judicial administration was the want of a definite code of law, the absence of which confused the administrators in delivering justice. It was only in 1837 that rules for the civil and criminal administration, popularly known as the Assam Code, were drafted and judicial administration in the province found a sound footing. The presentation and analysis of the laws and codes prepared by the Government of Bengal in its executive capacity in consultation with the local authorities in Assam is the most distinctive feature of this comprehensive work. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Achyut Kumar Borthakur graduated from Cotton College, Guwahati before going for his Masters from Gauhati University, followed by a degree in law. He later obtained a PhD from Dibrugarh University. He has more than 20 published academic papers with an equal number of popular articles to his credit
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Subject Justice, Administration of -- India -- Assam
Courts -- India -- Assam
Judicial statistics -- India -- Assam
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW -- Legal History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
Courts
Judicial statistics
Justice, Administration of
India -- Assam
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021761468
ISBN 9780429243745
042924374X
9780429513466
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9780429516894
0429516894
9780429520327
0429520328