Early Peasant Uprisings — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act (1876)

1876

While not a 'judgment' in the judicial sense, the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act (and its precursor, the Santhal Parganas Act of 1855) was a landmark administrative and legal…

Jungle Mahals Regulation (1805)

1805

This regulation was a direct administrative outcome of the protracted Chuar Uprising in the Jungle Mahals. It aimed to pacify the region by reorganizing the administration and…