Q. The judicial department during the Mughal administration was headed by which of the following?
Answer: Qazi-ul-Quzat
Notes: During the Mughal administration, the judicial department was headed by the chief qazi or Qazi-ul-Quzat. This post was sometimes combined with that of the Sadr-us Sudur, who was the head of the ecclesiastical department. Duty of sadr-us sudur was to protect the laws of the shari' at. He was also connected with the distribution of charities - both cash (wazifa) and land grants (suyurghal, in'am, madad-i ma'ash).

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