Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c18.62

v1.c18.62

¹ Now each chief claims the right of administering justice in his own domain, that is, in civil matters; but in criminal cases they ought not without the special sanction of the crown. Justice, however, has long been left to work its own way, and the self-constituted tribunals, the panchayats, sit in judgment in all cases where property is involved.