How were the laws made in ancient period? - Vidyadip

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How were the laws made in ancient period?

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In ancient India, there were innumerable and often overlapping local laws.
Different communities enjoyed different degrees of antinomy in administering these laws among their own.
In some cases, the punishment that two persons received for the same crime varied depending on their caste background with lower casts being more harshly penalized.

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