Arthashastra 3.20.24: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 20, Sutra 24
समाः सर्वेषु भावेषु विश्वास्या लोकसम्प्रियाः ॥ कZ_०३.२०.२४च्द् ॥
samāḥ sarveṣu bhāveṣu viśvāsyā lokasampriyāḥ
कोर्ट के अधिकारी काम ऐसे करो। किसी की धोखा या चालाकी से मत चलना। साफ साफ देखना और फैसला करो।
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Impartiality (samāḥ), credibility (viśvāsyāḥ), and public legitimacy (lokasampriyāḥ).
It increases voluntary compliance with verdicts, reduces enforcement costs, and deters corruption by making reputational loss politically costly.
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