Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s6.1

c19.s6.1

The fact is judicial institutions were still going through a process of evolution in India as elsewhere, and evolution proceeded on different lines in different countries. In England for instance more stress was laid on procedure. English jurists had given a scientific turn to their legal studies and the Legislature of the land had by a series of Acts made a systematic effort to remove any ambiguity where it previously existed as to the purpose and intents of the existing laws. Even the unwritten customary laws had been given a definite shape through the decision of the courts. There was a well organised machinery for enforcing the laws of the land and there was a body of professional men well versed in laws to help the judges in interpreting them. The English suitor knew quite well where to file his case in the first instance and to whom to appeal and he was ordinarily sure of a fair decision provided he could afford to pay the costs of a lengthy suit, for a good lawyer always charged a high fee and a chancery suit caused proverbial delay.