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community, without undue regard to the susceptibility of the Palitana Durbar, all subsequent trouble would have been avoided. The Government of Bombay ought in conformity with past history and practice, to have declared the Jains full owners of the Shatrunjaya Hill, and negatived any jurisdiction of the Durbar over the same.
PREDOMINANT INTERESTS OF THE JAIN
COMMUNITY.
By clause I it was laid down that "within the Gadh the control of the Thakore shall be recognised only for purpose of the Police.” This means that the Durbar was to exercise no interference within the Gadh except such as it might become necessary for the arrest of any offender, or for the detection of any crime. This is made further clear by clause 5 which directed; "Nor shall any permanent Police Post be established at the Gadh or within 500 yards of the Road leading up the Hill to the Gadh.” In other words, although the Hill was held to be within the principality of the Durbar, its control over the Hill and in particular the Gadh was considerably restricted by reason of the vested interests of the Jain community that had been enjoyed for centuries even before the Durbar came to Palitana. The predominant interests of the Jain
