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If a monarch failed in the act of aram, it would then bring eternal blame (pali) from their own subjects.
[2] A Pandya king mentions that he should be put into the boiling water for having appointed an unscrupulous person as judge in his court of justice.
[4] Although Aram is normally translated as virtue and equated to the Sanskrit Dharma, and because of the interaction between them it has been impossible to draw a distinction between them.
Persons who administered justice during the Sangam period were governed by the principles of equity embodied in the word, aram.
[10] In the chapter called Chengonmai of Tirukkural, Tiruvalluvar conceptualises that: Government has to examine the crimes, which may be committed to show no favor to anyone, and to inflict such punishment as may be wisely resolved on.
[citation needed] Although the monarch was the supreme arbiter in all civil and criminal cases, the administration of Justice was devolved to Judges.
Justice was administered free of charge to the suitors ; but the punishments were very severe and hence crimes were rare.
A particular method of trial by ordeal was to call upon the plaintiff to thrust his hand into a pot containing a cobra.