The Plaint
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
plaint · complaint · pakṣa · the claim
spoken of as
1 expressionPlaint“Pakṣa”1 mention
Kātyāyana Smṛti (Sanskrit)
Knowers of plaints know a plaint to be one that is free from the defects of a claim, is provable, accompanied by a valid reason, definite, and established in the world.
in the texts
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
The formal statement of claim initiating a lawsuit, with defined qualities, required contents, and categories of fault.
A plaint that is unknown, faulty, meaningless, purposeless, impossible to prove, or contradictory, the king should reject.
Those who know plaints call that a true plaint which is free from the faults of a claim, is provable, has a good cause, is definite, and is established by worldly practice.
A plaint that is devoid of time and place, and lacking in amount of property, and devoid of provable evidence, is considered inadmissible.
Kātyāyana Smṛti
The formal written statement of claim by a plaintiff, subject to strict content and validity requirements.
Knowers of plaints know a plaint to be one that is free from the defects of a claim, is provable, accompanied by a valid reason, definite, and established in the world.
A plaint that is devoid of place and time, lacking quantity of the object and number, and deficient in the amount of the claim, is considered inadmissible.
When a plaint of this kind has been formulated by the plaintiff, the defendant should then give a reply that is relevant to that plaint.