State and Government in Ancient India c15.87

c15.87

The next minister *prāḍvivāka* was in charge of the judical department; he was also the chief-justice.¹ He was to be well-versed in the traditional and Smṛiti law, and an expert in evaluating evidence. He presided over the highest court of appeal in the absence of the king. He figures rather rarely in inscriptions.²