Courts and councils : dispute settlement in India

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Examines some judicial bodies in India: the Nyaya Panchayat adjudicating a farmer's dispute, and a nandiwalla panchayat council that assigns its own fines and penalties according to tradition and c...

Examines some judicial bodies in India: the Nyaya Panchayat adjudicating a farmer's dispute, and a nandiwalla panchayat council that assigns its own fines and penalties according to tradition and consensus among members of the bull-herding caste. These forms of dispute settlement are contrasted with the formal court tribunal, reflecting the British legacy of codified law.

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