History and Development
The term law in Westernized societies holds a much greater value than the case in the case of the colonial Hindu tradition. It was not until the 1770s when the British Empire came to colonize India that the concept of law even came into practice.
Colonial Hindu law marks a large span of nearly two-hundred years, beginning in 1772 and ending in 1947. This time period can be split into two main phases. The first phase, starting in 1772 and ending in 1864, is marked with three main proponents that include the translations of the dharmasastras by the British scholar administrators, the use of court pandits to define laws and rules, and the rise of case law. The second phase, starting in 1864 and ending in 1947, is marked by the dismissal of court pandits, rise of the legislative processes, and a codified law system.
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