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and even condemns the decree in the aside the question of facts and taking 80-called piggery-case as 'maimed,'but it for granted that in holding every the same has met with the contempt it stone of the Hill in veneration the deserves; for no right-thinking man Jains are in crror, from the Semistic or would care to respect the opinion of a the materialistic point of view, let us person who has no respect for the consider the effect of the article in sentiments of a whole community, or question. even for the highest tribunal of Just.
To a casual reader the version giveu ice in India.
by the 'Empire' being the utterance of I may mention at the outset that an Anglo-Indian may appear to be a these friends of India have been gros. correct view of the matter and he sly misrepresenting the true facts. would be disposed to think that praiso For å correct version of the matter 1 and not blame is rather due to the may refer the impartial reader to the 'Empire'for having expɔsed the tactics judgment delivered by the Hon'ble the of the Jains so cleanly and drastically.' High Court of Calcutta in the said It may appear so from the subjective piggéry-case in which the following point of view but a fatal mistake is facts have been clearly and unequivo committed in ignoring totally the cally established: viz. (1) that from objective standpoint. I ask what usetimes immemorial the entire Hill has ful purpose is served by writing so been held by the Juins with the feel contemptuously, so acrimoniously, so ings of utmost sanctity, and (2) that gibefully? To insinuate that the Jains the Raja of Palgunge is bound by an have got an European doctor to make Ekrarnama' to provide the Jains with a false report as to the sanitary conany piece of land that they may requ dition of the Hill, or to say that the ire for erecting a temple or & Dharmı Jains are playing the part of the dog shala on any part of the Paresnath in the manger. by claiming & monoHills and also the necessary stone and poly of the whole Hill, or to suggest wood as can be got from the Hills, all that the Jains are trying to take an entirely free of charge. It was on the undue advantage of the government strength of this covenant that the by threatening to join otherwise the Jains got the required injunction in unrestful elements is only adding the piggery case, and therefore the insult to injury. It is highly ungentleallegation now made that the agree- manly, essentially unchristian, nothment is void is simply prepusterous. ing short of meanness As to the 'Firmans' of the Moghul En I must here icdicate what amount perors which were produced by the of wrong, what a rude shock the governJains in the said case, they were not ment has inflicted upon the religious adınitted in evidence because proper feelings and scruples of the Jains. custody was not proved.' But laying I quote here a passage from the judg
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