In a major academic
accomplishment in the field of law aimed at using India’s great
ancient knowledge and wisdom for modern judicial work, a unique
Law book has been brought out which uses ancient ‘Mimansa’
system for the interpretation of statutes . The book titled
‘MIMANSA RULES OF INTERPRETATION’ was released here yesterday
by Union Minister for Law & Justice and Commerce & Industry,
Shri Arun Jaitley. The only book of its kind in English in the
country has been edited by a noted legal luminary Justice Markandey
Katju, Judge, High Court Allahabad.. The original text on Mimansa
are all in Sanskrit and the present book in English will cater
to the needs of both national and international legal fraternity
.
Speaking on the
occasion, Shri Arun Jaitley said that notion of justice had
always formed an important ingredient of our ethos . He said
that India can take pride in its rich treasure of ancient knowledge
substantial part of which is still lying unearthed in our ancient
texts . Shri Jaitley emphasized the need to bring this knowledge
to light for the benefit of mankind. He applauded the efforts
of the country’s great scholars and academicians for undertaking
this noble job painstakingly for the benefit of posterity. Underscoring
the significance of correct and objective interpretation of
the statutes , the Minister said that the tools and principles
enunciated by systems like ‘Mimansa’ can really
facilitate the judicial work in a big way. Justice Markandey
Katju, in his remarks pointed out that mostly Maxwell’s book
on "Interpretation on Statutes" has been presently
the basis of interpretation work in the judiciary and the due
attention has not been paid so far to the ‘Mimansa’ system
of interpretation which too could be of great help . Justice
Katju said that he has been using Mimansa principles in several
of his judgments, some of which also form part of this book.
Shri.
The present
book edited by Justice Katju is in fact the revival of a century-old
book by Shri K.L.Sarkar . The present version has been fully
updated, edited and greatly expanded to present this novel concept
in more modern, comprehensive and practical way. Arjun Lal Dawra
of Modern Law Publications , Allahabad, the Publisher of the
Book were among those present on the occasion
