Histroy Ppt

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ABHISHEK K. SINGH

HISTORY I

2009-01

ANCIENT INDIAN JURISPUDENCE


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CHAPTERIZATION

yChapter 1 Ancient India

yChapter 2 Sruti

yChapter 3 Smriti

yChapter 4 Dharmasastra

y

Chapter 5 Dharma SutrayChapter 6 Arthasastra

yChapter 7 Conclusion


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Classification of Indian history

yAncientperiod orVedic period

y

HinduperiodyMohammedan period

yBritishperiod

yPost independenceperiod


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Eight kinds of Criminals Rakshasas

Mentioned in Smritis

y man eaters,

y one whospeaks ill ofothers,

y

thosewho

alw

aysdo

illega

l jobs,

y those whosteal,

y those whobeatothers,

y

thosewho

are

ba

ckb

iters,

y those whotell lies,and

y those who developenmity withothers.


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Contradicting views regarding nature

and origin of Smritis

yLegislationbysages

ofdivineauthority

y Theyarebasically

theutopian picture

imaginedbythe

Brahmins, which

accordingtothem

oughttobe law.


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18 Titles of Law by Manu

1.non-paymentofdebts 10.boundary disputes2.deposits 11. marital disputes

3.sale withoutownership 12. physical assault

4.part

nersh

ips

13.verba

lassau

lt

5. non-deliveryofgifts 14. sexual crimes

6. non-paymentofwages 15. violence

7.breachofcontract 16. inheritance

8.cancellation ofasaleorpurchase 17. theft

9.disputesbetween owners nd herdsman 18. gambling


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3rd Book of Yajnavalkya1.Legal termsand administration ofjustice

2.Exceptional legal terms 14. Assault3.Debt 15. Sahasa

4.Deposits 16. Gambling

5.Witness 17. Partnership

6.Documents 18. Non deliveryofchattel7.Ordeals 19. Theft

8.Partition 20. Adultery

9.Boundary disputes 21. Miscellaneous wrongs

10. Abuse 22. Invalid gifts11.Recision ofpurchases 23.Violation ofconventions

12.Breachofcontractofservices 24.Non-paymentofwages

13.Dispute 25. BreachofContractofServices


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18 Titles of Law by Narada

1. Debt 11. Transgression ofa contract2.Deposits 12.Inheritance

3.Partnership 13. HeinousCrimes

4.Resumption ofGifts 14. Marital Disputes

5.Breachofcontractofservice 15. Crimes

6.Nonpaymentofwages 16. Games

7. Boundary disputes 17. Miscellaneous

8.Non-deliveryofsold chattel 18. Abuseand assault9.Recision ofpurchases

10. Saleseffectedbyaperson otherthan therightful owner


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Important text of Dharma Sutras

yDharma SutrasofGautama

yDharma SutrasofBaudhayana

yDharma SutrasofApastamba

yDhar

ma

Sutras

of

Vas

ishtha


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ARTHASASTRA

Dharmasathya Kantakasaodhna

y Vyavahara

y Lawsregulatingrelations

between husband and wife.y Lawsregulating

inheritanceand succession.

y lawsrelatingtohousehold

propertyand itssale.y Those concerning non-

performanceof

agreements.

y thepreservation ofkings

person

y

thepreservation ofkingsstatus

y to checkeconomic tyrannyof

the classesand the criminals

y

punishingthe crimes notincluded in theold laws


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Dharmasathya Courts

1.Validityofcontracts 13.Rightsofownership

2.Violation ofservice contracts 14.Boundaryofbuildings

3.Relationbetween masterand servants 15.Inheritance

4.Slavery 16.Damagetoagriculture,

5.Recoveryofdebts 17.Partnerships

6.Deposits 18.Saleofhouseproperty

7.Rescission ofsale 19.Construction ofbuildings

8.Resumption ofgifts 20.Miscellaneoushindrances9.Robberyand violence 21.Dutiesofman and wife

10.Assault 22.Miscellaneousoffences

11.Defamation 23.Rulesofprocedur

12.Gambling 24.Saleofpropertybyfraud


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Kantakasodhna Courts

1.Protection ofartisans

2.Protection ofmerchants

3.Measuresagainst national calamities

4.Suprpresion ofwicked

5.Detection ofcriminalsbyascetic spies6.Arrestingrobbers in suspicion or in theact

7.Cross-examination

8.Post mortem examination

9.Disciplines in Governmentsservants

10.Fines in lieuofmutilation oflimbs

11.Capital punishments withor withouttorture

12.Impropersocial intercourse

13.Punishmentsfor miscellaneousoffences


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CONCLUSION

CRITICISM IMPORTANCE

y Tinted with colorsof

preferentialtreat

ment

y texts did nothaveavery

broadbaseand only

governed somespecific

region

y Comprehensive

y

Elaborativey Present day Indian codes

likethe Indian Penal

Code,Criminal

ProcedureCode,CivilProcedureCode, Indian

EvidenceActand others

have drawn heavilyfrom

them.