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The Minor Law Books (SBE33): Page Index

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Contents

Introduction to Nârada

Introduction to Nârada

Abbreviations

The Author's Preface

The Author's Preface

I. Legal Procedure

I. Legal Procedure

II. The Plaint

III. Courts of Justice

III. Courts of Justice

1. Payment of a Debt

1. Payment of a Debt

2. Valid and Invalid Transactions

2. Valid and Invalid Transactions

3. Property

4. Means of Livelihood for a Brahman in Times of Distress

4. Means of Livelihood for a Brahman in Times of Distress

5. Modes of Proof

5. Modes of Proof

6. Lending Money at Interest

6. Lending Money at Interest

7. Usurers

8. Sureties

9. Pledges

10. Documents

11. Witnesses

12. Incompetent Witnesses

12. Incompetent Witnesses

13. Six Cases Where Witnesses are Unnecessary

13. Six Cases Where Witnesses are Unnecessary

14. False Witnesses

14. False Witnesses

15. Exhorting the Witnesses

15. Exhorting the Witnesses

16. Valid Evidence

16. Valid Evidence

18. What Has to be Done in Default of Both Witnesses And Documents

18. What Has to be Done in Default of Both Witnesses And Documents

19. Proof by Ordeal

19. Proof by Ordeal

20. The Ordeal by Balance

20. The Ordeal by Balance

21. The Ordeal by Fire

21. The Ordeal by Fire

22. The Ordeal by Water

22. The Ordeal by Water

23. The Ordeal by Poison

23. The Ordeal by Poison

24. The Ordeal by Sacred Libation

24. The Ordeal by Sacred Libation

25. The Rice Ordeal

25. The Rice Ordeal

26. The Ordeal of the Hot Piece of Gold

26. The Ordeal of the Hot Piece of Gold

Second Title of Law. Deposits

Second Title of Law. Deposits

Third Title of Law. Partnership

Third Title of Law. Partnership

Fourth Title of Law. Resumption of Gift

Fourth Title of Law. Resumption of Gift

Fifth Title of Law. Breach of a Contract of Service

Fifth Title of Law. Breach of a Contract of Service

Sixth Title of Law. Non-Payment of Wages

Sixth Title of Law. Non-Payment of Wages

Seventh Title of Law. Sales Effected by Another Than the Rightful Owner

Seventh Title of Law. Sales Effected by Another Than the Rightful Owner

Eighth Title of Law. Non-Delivery of a Sold Chattel

Eighth Title of Law. Non-Delivery of a Sold Chattel

Ninth Title of Law. Rescission of Purchase

Ninth Title of Law. Rescission of Purchase

Tenth Title of Law. Transgression of a Compact

Tenth Title of Law. Transgression of a Compact

Eleventh Title of Law. Boundary Disputes

Eleventh Title of Law. Boundary Disputes

Twelfth Title of Law. The Mutual Duties of Husband and Wife

Twelfth Title of Law. The Mutual Duties of Husband and Wife

Thirteenth Title of Law. The Law of Inheritance

Thirteenth Title of Law. The Law of Inheritance

Fourteenth Title of Law. Heinous Offences

Fourteenth Title of Law. Heinous Offences

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Titles of Law. Abuse and Assault

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Titles of Law. Abuse and Assault

Seventeenth Title of Law. Games

Seventeenth Title of Law. Games

Eighteenth Title of Law. Miscellaneous

Eighteenth Title of Law. Miscellaneous

Appendix: Theft

Appendix: Theft

I. Judicial Procedure

I. Judicial Procedure

II. The Plaint

III. The Answer

III. The Answer

IV. Writings and Possession

IV. Writings and Possession

V. Witnesses

VI. Ordeals

VII. Miscellaneous Laws

VII. Miscellaneous Laws

Introduction

I. Constitution of a Court of Justice

I. Constitution of a Court of Justice

II. General Rules of Procedure

II. General Rules of Procedure

III. The Plaint

III. The Plaint

IV. The Answer

V. The Trial

VI. The Judgment

VI. The Judgment

VII. Witnesses

VIII. Documents

VIII. Documents

IX. Possession

X. Ordeals

XI. The Law of Debt

XI. The Law of Debt

XII. Deposits

XIII. Sale Without Ownership

XIII. Sale Without Ownership

XIV. Concerns of a Partnership

XIV. Concerns of a Partnership

XV. Resumption of Gifts

XV. Resumption of Gifts

XVI. Master and Servant

XVI. Master and Servant

XVII. Violation of Agreements

XVII. Violation of Agreements

XVIII. Rescission of Purchase and Sale

XVIII. Rescission of Purchase and Sale

XIX. Boundary Disputes

XIX. Boundary Disputes

XX. Defamation

XXI. Assault

XXII. Robbery and Violence

XXII. Robbery and Violence

XXIII. Adultery

XXIII. Adultery

XXIV. Duties of Man and Wife

XXIV. Duties of Man and Wife

XXV. The Law of Inheritance

XXV. The Law of Inheritance

XXVI. Gambling and Betting

XXVI. Gambling and Betting

XXVII. Miscellaneous (Prakîrnaka)

XXVII. Miscellaneous (Prakîrnaka)

Addenda