The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c14.36

c14.36

² Ibid., VIII, 48-50. Manu lays down that the king or his officers should not instigate suits (VIII, 53). Suits are to be taken up in the order of the castes of the plaintiffs (VIII, 24). On the use of logic and reasoning in judicial proceedings, VIII, 44. On the invalidity of contracts, VIII, 163-68. For provision of something like a Court of Wards, VIII, 27-29. For provision of payment in work in case of inability to pay in money, VIII, 177.