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Judicial System

Our ancestors followed judicial system based on
religious practice in the society. Rulers were the
followers of Hinduism. So, it was mainly guided
by the Hinduism. There were not fair judicial
system during ancient period. The judgement were
influenced by the castes also. Comparison to the
other castes the Brahmins used to get very low
degree of punishment.

The system as abolished by Gorkhali king Ram
Shah. Although his judicial System was also
influenced by Hindu religion but he introduced
the fair judicial system. The proverb became very
popular about judicial system of Ram shah that
“Nyaya Napaye Gorkha Jaanu” (If you are deprived
of justice, go to Gorkha). To decide the criminal
cases, there were various posts from the local level to the royal court. It was working
very effective. Power was decentralized among the different authority. Subjects were
very happy with their king.

Activity

Discuss the unique cultures of Nepalese society based on different castes and
religions.

Exercise

Answer the following questions:

1. Who are our ancestors?
2. “Our ancestors are our guide or leaders”. Justify the statement.
3. What were the caste division based on Hinduism? Name them.
4. Describe the uniqueness of Nepalese culture.
5. How were the judicial system practised in the past? Who did judicial reform?

Community Work

Visit your community and try to know about the contribution of our ancestors for the
development of your local area. Then write a report on it.

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