“Judicial System of the Marathas”, Esamskriti, June 15, 2023:
“Know about judicial system during Maratha rule and e.g. of cases handled from 1630 to 1818. Independence of Judiciary existed. The powerful were convicted. Delaying tactics were penalized.
दंडो हि केवलो लोकं परं चेमं च रक्षति
राज्ञा पुत्रे च शत्रो च यथादोष सम धृत:
Translated as – It is the power of punishment alone, when exercised impartially in proportion to the guilt, and irrespective of whether the person punished is the King’s son or an enemy, that protects this world and the next. – Kautilya’s Arthashastra 3.1.42….”
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