Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c14.s4.20

c14.s4.20

It was the duty of the Gaṇapûraka or the whip to see that the necessary quorum was forthcoming.¹ As the members entered the Hall, they were to be directed to their seats, allotted in the order of seniority by the Āsanapaññāpaka or the Regulator of Seats.² If a number of members proceeded to business in anticipation of a quorum, an act of indemnity had to be passed subsequently. But high authority denied the legality of such indemnity altogether, and pronounced the rule of quorum essential and inviolable.³ Every motion must pass two or four readings. Jñapti, as the first reading was called, announced the proposal and briefly explained the reasons thereof, that is, furnished, a sort of preamble. The Praṭijnā or the second reading took the form of a definite