[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c45.12 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c45.12 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c45.12 - **Language:** English ### [c45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.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. - [Previous: c45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c45.11) - [Next: c45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c45.13) - [Up: c45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c45) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c45.12) · Pramāṇa