Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s2.20

c10.s2.20

Thus the judge of ancient days had to shoulder heavy responsibilities. These indicate the fact that the tenure of his office depended to a great extent on his good behaviour in deciding cases. If he misbehaved he was liable to punishment which necessarily led to the resignation of his office. Side by side with this responsibility their independence was of course unquestioned. Jayaswal aptly remarks: ‘the administration of justice under Hindu monarchy remained always separate from the executive and generally dependent in form and ever independent in spirit.’²