Mughal Administration c7.s3.2

c7.s3.2

First he read the letters received and replied to them. Then he selected the applications of the *tankhā* department which were fit to be accepted, and submitted them to the Emperor with reasons for their acceptance, after signing his name at the bottom. Next, the papers of the department of rent-free land grant (*āima*) were signed. Thereafter the abstract memos (*yād-dāsht*) of the amin's office were signed by him. Finally he gave a hearing to the plaintiffs. Before leaving office he used to listen to the agents (of the princes, governors and other nobles) who pressed their requests.