While adding index to Chapter 11 #Vedic #Courts in Tamil Nadu, the Land of Vedas (#TTLV) authored by my father Dr. #Nagaswamy, I came across this fantastic reference that Appa quotes "Ancient Hindu Judicature" authored by G.R. Rao in the year 1920.
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A must read for every #Indian #Lawyer to understand our #ancient #Indian #Law #Code.
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Appa writes "Yājñavalkya was an extraordinary personality whose code is admired even by modern exponents of Law. "
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Accepting #bribes or making another person take #bribe on one's behalf falls under the crime category called "sāhasam" and was included among the five great crimes against the society - "Pañca-mahā-pātaka"
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But this was not the end. One who has been punished for such a #crime cannot stand for #elections to any #public functions throughout his lifetime according to the code recorded in the thousand-year-old #Chōḻa inscription at #Uttaramērūr.
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It was not only he who was barred, but all including his brother, father, and other relatives in his father’s side, mother’s side or his wife side or related to him in any form. This ban is prescribed for seven generations.
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Such a ban is found along with other bans like if one is elected in a family, no other member of his family can stand for election for some prescribed terms.
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