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Statement I : The British legal scholars relied on Indian Pandits and Maulavis for understanding of canons of authoritative texts Statement I : British codified the Hindu Laws in 1783 and the Muslim Laws in 1785

Doth the statements arc individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of Statement I

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Statement I is true as British legal scholars and judges initially lacked knowledge of indigenous laws and relied heavily on Indian Pandits and Maulavis to interpret authoritative texts [2]. Under the Hastings Plan of 1772, these native law officers were appointed to advise courts on Hindu and Muslim personal laws [2]. However, Statement II is false regarding the specific dates of codification. While Warren Hastings commissioned the 'Code of Gentoo Laws' (Vivadarnavasetu), which was translated into English by Nathaniel Halhed in 1776, there was no comprehensive codification of Hindu Laws in 1783 or Muslim Laws in 1785. Major codification efforts, such as the Indian Penal Code, only gained momentum after the Law Commission of 1833 under Lord Macaulay [1]. The British did attempt to translate texts like the Al-Hidayah for Muslim law, but the specific years mentioned in Statement II do not align with the historical timeline of formal codification.

Sources

[1] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 6: Administrative Organisation and Social and Cultural Policy > Judicial Organisation > p. 112
[2] https://rindas.ryukoku.ac.jp/data/pub/wp_13.pdf

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Statement I : The British legal scholars relied on Indian Pandits and Maulavis for understanding of canons of authoritative texts Statement I : British codified the Hindu Laws in 1783 and the Muslim Laws in 1785

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