 The result of our deliberation is that, concurring with you in opinion, we are fully satisfied that, by the general law and custom of India, a dependent principality like that of Satara, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent of the paramount...  Debate at the East-India House - Page 1171845Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 820 pages
...tlie general law and custom of India, a dependent principality like that of Sattnra cannot pass to un adopted heir without the consent of the paramount...contracted under the treaty they heard no more than if the East- India Company were as little concerned in it as the Emperor of Russia. In the despatch he had... | |
 | 1850 - 570 pages
...satisfied that, by the general law and custom of India, a dependant principality, like that of Sattara, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...interests committed to our charge are best consulted by witholding it. The pretensions set up in favour of the adopted son of the Ex-Rajah being wholly untenable,... | |
 | India - 1850 - 576 pages
...satisfied that, by the general law and custom of India, a dependant principality, like that of Sattara, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...interests committed to our charge are best consulted by witholding it. The pretensions set up in favour of the adopted son of the Ex-Rajah being wholly untenable,... | |
 | India - 1854 - 828 pages
...was obvious, however, that by the general law and custom of India, a dependent principality could not pass to an adopted heir without the consent of the paramount power ; yet, plain as this was, the decision of the British government was not given without deliberation.... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Great Britain - 1859 - 398 pages
...laid down that by the general law and custom of India a dependent principality like that of Sattara cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...our charge are best consulted by withholding it.' Now could there be a greater perversion of the general law and custom of India ? . . . . Would it not... | |
 | Henry Beveridge - India - 1862 - 796 pages
...1849: — "That by the general law and custom of India, a dependent principality like that of Sattara cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...our charge are best consulted by withholding it." In the above case of Sattara two questions were considered. Had the British government a legal right to... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1862 - 866 pages
...before his death. It was decided by the British authorities that a dependent principality could not pass to an adopted heir without the consent of the paramount power ; and Sattara was annexed to British India. SATURDAY (Saturn's day), the 7th and last day of the week,... | |
 | 1863 - 624 pages
...satisfied that by the general law and custom of India, a dependent principality, like that of Sattarab, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...our charge are best consulted by withholding it.' Jhansie was a smaller case, involving the same principle, and decided in the same sense. It was in... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - India - 1865 - 408 pages
...satisfied that, by the general law and custom of India, a dependent principality, like that of Sattara, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent...to our charge are best consulted by withholding it. The pretensions set up in favour of the adopted son of the ex-rajah being wholly untenable, and all... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - India - 1865 - 410 pages
...principality, like that of Sattara, cannot pass to an adopted heir without the consent of the paramoimt power ; that we are under no pledge, direct or constructive,...to our charge are best consulted by withholding it. The pretensions set up in favour of the adopted son of the ex-rajah being wholly untenable, and all... | |
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