Public Administration in Ancient India c15.76

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c15.76

¹ Gautama says: “If (the defendant) is unable to answer (the plaint) at once (the judge) may wait for a year. But (in an action) covering kine, draught-oxen, women, or the procreation (of offspring) the defendant (shall answer) immediately; likewise in a case that will suffer by delay.” XIII. 28-30. Nārada also advises the King to give time to the defendant except in urgent affairs, heinous offences, etc. I. 44-45.

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Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
Nāradasmṛti — Nārada, Sanskrit