Question

Answer the following question:-

1. How was dastaks misused by the British?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Based on the right derived from the imperial farman, the company used to issue dastaks authorising their agents to trade customs-free within the province of Bengal. ... But in practice, the private traders of the company generally abused the free trade right by producing the dastak to the chowkies of the government.

Answer 2

Based on the right derived from the imperial farman, the company used to issue dastaks authorising their agents to trade customs-free within the province of Bengal. ... But in practice, the private traders of the company generally abused the free trade right by producing the dastak to the chowkies of the government.