Hindu Administrative Institutions c12.s3.19

c12.s3.19

These corporations were found both in the towns and villages. They seem to have had their own courts which had power to decide causes concerning their organization in general. According to Nārada¹ the śreṇi courts occupy a middle place between the kula organizations and the gaṇa associations. The Bṛhaspati Saṃhitā mentions the same powers. They seem to have had no criminal jurisdiction.²