Introduction to the Regulations of the Bengal Code

Under the Mahmadan Government the Ndzinz was the chief officer charged with the administration of Criminal Law and the Police just as the Diwan was charged with the administration of Civil Law and the collection of the revenue. [...] When the Diwanf was granted in pepetuity to the English Company he still retained the Nizamat still continued to be the Nawab Nazim the Deputy of the Emperor's Nazim for the administration of criminal justice and police in the provinces of Bengal Bahar arid Orissa ; and it was for the expenses of the Nizcinzat or office of Ndzinz that the company were required to provide out of the reven [...] cIt will thus appear that the grant of the Diwdni in 1765 was a cession to the East India Company of the military government of the three provinces of Bengal Bahar and Orissa of the right to administer civil justice and of the complete control of the finances subject to a payment of 26 ldkhs to the ment ought to have had operation after the lifetime of the indivdual with whom it was made—co [...] He also stipulated to allow the zenzinddrs to grant to the Company the villages in the vicinity of Calcutta given by the Emperor's farnsdn but detained from them by the Subah." Hostilities however broke out again immediately and on the 23rd June of the same year the battle of Plassey was fought the result of which was that Mir Jafier Serdj-ud-Daulah's paymaster and general of the forces was mad [...] porated under the authority of the British Government had obtained a free tenure of the site of Calcutta : (2) the same Company had obtained a zemindaril of the Twenty-four Pargnas : (3) also a cession from the Stibanddr of the revenue of the districts of Bardwan Midnapore and Chittagong: (4) were etrusted with the military defence of the three provinces of Bengal. Bahar and Orissa the cos