Local Government in Ancient India c11.2

c11.2

ONE of the most important functions of the local bodies was, of course, the administration of justice. According to Bṛhaspati 'Judicial assemblies are of four sorts: stationary, not stationary, furnished with the king's signet ring, and directed by the king. A stationary court meets in a town or village; one not stationary is called movable; one furnished with the king's signet-ring is superintended by the chief judge; one directed by the king is held in the king's presence' (I. 2–3).¹ The relations between these different kinds of courts of justice are thus indicated