Local Government in Ancient India c13.66

c13.66

‘Those who are not near relatives of members who have just retired from these committees shall be appointed.’ The wording of this rule makes it too sweeping in its operation. It was probably due to the fact that the administration was brought into disrepute by the out-going committee members, and accordingly those who were associated with them were also barred out. The operation of this rule, combined with that of clause (8) of the qualifications, must have had the effect of limiting so much the area of eligible membership that it would be difficult to exclude some of the wicked men themselves from the committees. Hence this rule was omitted in the later inscription.