Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c11.30

c11.30

The construction of doors or windows facing those of another's house to cause inconvenience was punished except when houses were separated by the King's Road or other highways. If any part of a house caused inconvenience to another house by obstructing its water course and letting the collected water damage its foundations (*parakuḍyam udakena upaghnato*), the owner was fined. If it was caused by accumulation of excreta, the fine was doubled [*Ib.*].