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tenant, and though Ryots were brought to understand the simple procedure of a summary suit before either the Collector or the Civil Judge, and were not backward in applying to the magistrate for advice and protection, it may be fairly questioned whether a real redress for his grievances was provided till nearly sixty years after the administration of Cornwallis.
In 1859, the Legislative Council, constituted by Lord Dalhousie in 1854, passed an Act which has been termed the Magna Charta of the Ryots.
