Courts
The court system under Anglo-Hindu law is quite difficult to summarize in a cohesive way say it was constantly evolving over the course of British rule. This meant that rather than establishing a hierarchical court system all at once, courts were sporadically established throughout India in a haphazard way, by way mostly of Charters and Parliamentary Acts made by England.
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Famous quotes containing the word courts:
“In the courts women have no rights, no voice; nobody speaks for them. I wish woman to have her voice there among the pettifoggers. If it is not a fit place for women, it is unfit for men to be there.”
—Sojourner Truth (1797–1883)
“The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory:”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm LXXXIV (l. LXXXIV, 9–11)