A History of the Mahrattas v1.c14.72

v1.c14.72

The judicial system of Sivajee, in civil cases, was that of Punchayet, which had invariably obtained in the country. Disputes of his soldiers were settled by their officers; but he extracted his criminal law from the Shasters; and the former rulers professing the tenets of the Koran had naturally introduced innovations, which long custom sanctioned and perpetuated. This accounts for the differences that may be still found between Hindoo law and Mahratta usage.