“The Mitakshara is not just a mere compilation of rules and statutes but it is a philosophical and social system that played a fundamental role in shaping familial and societal structures of regions of India,” judge of the High Court of Karnataka E.S. Indiresh has said.
He was speaking at the valedictory session of the one-day national conference on “Mitakshara: Applied Science of Bharatiya Jurisprudence” at the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) here on Saturday evening.
The event was organised jointly by the School of Legal Jurisprudence Studies, Central University, and Vijnaneshwara Pratisthan Trust, Kalaburagi, in memory of the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and founder of the Vijnaneshwara Prathisthana Trust M. Rama Jois.