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Mulla

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Mulla, the word 'Mulla' is defined as a learned man. This obviously is the etymological meaning, being the same as Moulvi or Maulana, but it has also got the secondary meaning of a village schoolmaster or a person in charge of mosque, Bala Tripura Sundaramma v. Secretary of State, (106) Ind Cas 891: 1928 Mad 282.

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