It is worth to be noted that "Historically, the law in India passed through stages of Shruti (by listening) and Smriti (by remembering) to the development of the written laws. Manusmriti is generally known in English as the Laws of Manu. Manu was the author who laid down the rules for the King, the State and the Judicial Procedure relevant to ancient India. Manusmriti, which is in the ancient Indian language namely, Sanskrit, is the discourse by Manu, the ancestor of rishis or saints. Itis the utterance of ‘the laws for the mankind’ and is the ancient source of rules to govern the conduct of human beings. According to Indian Mythology, Manusmriti is regarded as the words directly passed on from ‘The Bhrahma’, God Almighty. There are numerous commentaries written by many, as the original version of Manusmriti was only by oral pronouncements. The competent Legislature here is the Almighty. According to German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Manusmriti is as an “incomparably more intellectual and superior work”. - Suha Rani, a Deputy Legislative Counsel in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, New Delhi. Joined the Indian Legal Service in 2003 after practising for 15 years as an Advocate.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:02:48 +0000
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