![Comparative Studies || In Search of Nyaya Panchayats: The Politics of a Moribund Institution**This essay is based in part on articles by Baxi and Galanter (1979) and Meschievitz (1979). An earlier version was read at the 1980 Joint Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Law, Madison, Wisconsin, June 5–9. The first author's fieldwork in India was supported by a grant from the University of California Berkeley Professional Studies Program in 1977–1978. The authors would like to thank Richard Abel, Robert Hayden, and John Paul for their helpful comments and Upendra Baxi for many insights into the subject.]()
Comparative Studies || In Search of Nyaya Panchayats: The Politics of a Moribund Institution**This essay is based in part on articles by Baxi and Galanter (1979) and Meschievitz (1979). An earlier version was read at the 1980 Joint Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Law, Madison, Wisconsin, June 5–9. The first author's fieldwork in India was supported by a grant from the University of California Berkeley Professional Studies Program in 1977–1978. The authors would like to thank Richard Abel, Robert Hayden, and John Paul for their helpful comments and Upendra Baxi for many insights into the subject.MESCHIEVITZ, CATHERINE S. · 1982