व्यवहारमयूख (नीलकण्ठ भट्ट - पश्चिमी भारत की हिन्दू न्याय-संहिता एवं व्यवहार कोष)

SYNOPSIS OF TRANSLATION
Introduction and Judicial Procedure ... . 1-22
Introductory verses . ... 1-2
Definition of vyavahāra ... ... ... 2
Eighteen vyavahārapadas (titles of law) ... 2
Sabhā (hall of justice) ... . 3
Members of the hall of justice . 4-5
Prāḍvivāka (judge), qualifications of . 4-5
Other tribunals than the royal court of justice ... 5-6
Time of holding court of justice . 6
Conflict between dharmaśāstra and arthaśāstra ... 6
Conflict between two smṛti texts ... 6-7
Varying usages of several countries ... ... 7
Mode of questioning complainant . ... 8
Arrest or restraint of defendant ... 8-9
What persons should not be arrested as defendants ... 9
Who are not to be summoned to attend personally ... 9-10
Fines for not complying with summons ... 10
Agents of parties to causes ... ... 11
Contents of a proper plaint . ... 12
Amendment of plaint . ... 13
Defective plaints described ... ... 13-14
Defendant's reply, varieties of ... ... 14-15
Reply of special plea ... . . 14-15
Reply of res judicata .. ... . 15
Faulty reply of defendant ... ... 15
Burden of proof in different replies ... ... 16-17
Who is to begin .. 17
Four stages of judicial procedure ... ... 17-18
Change of pleading ... ... ... 18
Sureties for parties ... ... ... 19
Who cannot be sureties . ... 19-20
Indications of a false party or witness ... 20
Means of proof, documents, witnesses and possession 20-22
Human and divine proof ... ... 21-22
Documents .. ... ... ... 22-27
Three kinds of documents ... 22
Seven kinds of popular documents ... ... 23
Royal documents . ... ... 25
Possession . . ... 27-30
Witnesses . ... . ... 31-41