Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c45.12

c45.12

Then the law court bore the ancient Vedic name, the Sabhā. As the Council of Ministers retained the traces of their independent origin so did the *Sabhā*. The judges were always helped by the community in the administration of justice. They made up the Sabhā and were, to quote a modern word, the jury of the court.