[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [State and Government in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949) › c19.35 # State and Government in Ancient India c19.35 State and Government in Ancient India c19.35 - **Language:** English ### [c19.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19.35) During the Mauryan age these provincial courts used to consist of three officers and three jurors. Probably under other administrations, the official element may not have been so strong.² We may well presume that these courts continued to function throughout the ancient period. What was the relation of the presiding officer of these courts with the head of the local administration, we do not know. - [Previous: c19.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19.34) - [Next: c19.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19.36) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c19.35) · Pramāṇa