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Administration of justice is the foundation of a civilized society. In every society, the administration of justice is considered as a divine function. With the passage of time, this function eventually got transferred to the court under established judicial system. Judiciary is the branch of the government whose task is the administration of justice. It deals with the system of law courts in a country. It is one of the essential functions of the state. It is only through the administration of justice that citizens are made to realize the existence and the importance of the state. Since the early period of Christian era Manipur have had experienced various types of judicial systems according to the mantle of the ruling elites of the time. The systems vary from traditional to colonial systems and to that of modern ones during the post-colonial period. The traditional judicial system also can be sub-divided into two phases. Similarly, during the post-colonial period also can broadly be divided into two such as judicial system under constitutional monarchy and after Merger with Union of India. In this paper, the writers are attempting to explore and critically analyzing the nature of various judicial systems found in Manipur through the ages.