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'File 18/66 (B Series 18/10) Annual Reports on the Working of the Mascat Order in Council 1915' [‎41r] (81/188)

The record is made up of 1 file (93 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1917-11 Jan 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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the Politicei A^ent firet exa .inee the parties to r >arrow
down- the e:-act iesjues on which they c.re at variance, and
it is these issues which are put to the Punchx -yat for the
parties concerned to ar^ue^ finally the parties are called
before the Political A^ent to give their arguments - if
any - a, ainst the opinion of the Funchayats, and it is
not until their arguments are he^rd that the Political
A^ent ^ ives his Jua ^nient*.
7. The formation of these Standing puncheyats, simple
as it may appear, was something in the nature of an
innovation, and innovations in a conservative piece like
Muscat are not to "be lightly undertaken* By the time
various details connected v .ith their establishment^ had
been settled, and they themselves were fairly under wei^h,
the year was well advanced# Thus the result of their
establishment is not as apparent in the year under review
as would otherwise had been the case, and the conclusion
of 1931 must be awaited before the full results of this
experiment can be Judged#
8» That the Punchaya"6s/filQ. a very useful role cannot
be denied -iSaxacfc-. ^irst,,^ and most important, they- - under
the control of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. - help to administer
the law for British Indian subjects in a way that is
indigenous to the country India, from which these
subjects come - the very word punchayat is of course of
Indian origin* Afc every community is represented no party^
in the unfortunate position of receiving an adverse
.opinion^ can say he was not represented on the 'bench*
pronouncing this opinion, and moreover he can always
adduce what arguments he likes against this opinion in
the final hearing before-the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. - The proviso
that the members of the Punchay; ts can be changed at
certain intervals is likewise a useful one* As fsr as
a,
can be judged indeed the Punchayats are^popular institu
tion*

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Annual Reports of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate, Muscat (later Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat), on the working of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 , for the years 1916-1947 inclusive. The reports provide lists of officers appointed as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. for the period in question, statistical information on numbers of civil suits, criminal cases, estate proceedings, insolvency proceedings, court fees, and registration of British subjects and British protected persons, and related information.

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1 file (93 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use starts at the front cover and continues to the back cover. The foliation sequence appears in pencil, enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folios 45-48 need to be folded out to be read. A second, incomplete foliation system also appears, written in pencil and not circled, starting at 4 on folio 3 and continuing to 178 on folio 88.

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