ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the case of Maya. The analysis of the case of Maya reveals the nature of the legal process in the North village of Kurukshetra. The concepts of levels of law is important in understanding this case and the legal process, for not only are there two parallel sets of laws, those of the nation and those of the village, but within the village there are levels of law that are specific to caste, lineage, and family. The complexity of folk law cases in India where there exist competing folk law systems: national, village, family, is well illustrated by anthropologist Ruth. S. Freed of New York University. Of first importance, the law of the village is that where the individuals concerned are members of one family or lineage, the family and/or lineage heads must be allowed to handle the matter themselves.
