GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LAW COMMISSION
OF
INDIA

Report No. 248

“Obsolete Laws : Warranting Immediate Repeal”

(Interim Report)

September, 2014
D.O. No.6(3)211/2011-LC(LS) 12th September, 2014

Dear Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad ji,

A project “Identification of Obsolete Laws” was undertaken by the

19th Law Commission suo moto. No significant progress could be made
as the term of the Commission ended.

The 20th Law Commission thus decided to continue with the

project. Various Ministries were approached seeking relevant
informations. In the meantime the Hon’ble Union Minister for Law and
Justice wrote to the Commission (24th June, 2014) asking its
suggestions and recommendations on same subject. Keeping above in
view, the Commission decided to undertake a study “The Legal
Enactments : Simplifications and Streamlining”. As the study would
be completed in instalments, the first of such instalment : “Obsolete
Laws : Warranting Immediate Repeal” – An Interim Report No. 248
is being submitted to the Minister.

Hope the suggestions and recommendations contained would

constitute a major step in the direction of simplifying the legal
structure.

With warm regards,

Yours sincerely,

[Ajit Prakash Shah]

Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad

Hon’ble Minister for Law and Justice
Government of India
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi - 110115

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“Obsolete Laws : Warranting Immediate Repeal”
(Interim Report)

Table of Contents

Chapter Title Page

1. Introduction and Background 1-3

2. Methodology: Subject 4-5
Categorisation and
Classification
3. Findings, Conclusions and 6-9
Recommendations
4. Laws Recommended for Repeal 10-49
Appendices
Appendix - I Categories of Central Laws 50-118
Appendix – II List recommended for repeal by 119-137
various Commissions but not
repealed by Parliament
Appendix – III Repealed laws that are listed in 138-140
the Law Ministry’s Chronological
List of Central Acts
Appendix – IV List of laws passed by 141
Parliament that are not listed on
the Law Ministry’s
chrolonological list of Central
Acts
Appendix – V List of Statutes for further study 142-155
with a view to assess suitability
for repeal

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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
1.1 A project “Identification of Obsolete Laws”
was undertaken by the 19th Law Commission.
Ministries / Departments of the Government were
approached (on 22.05.2012) seeking the list of
such laws / Acts administratively concerned with
them respectively. Subsequently after the
constitution of the 20th Law Commission, a
reminder was sent to these Ministries /
Departments. Some responses though not very
significant in number, were received. In the
meantime, a letter from the Hon’ble Minister for
Law and Justice dated 24 June 2014 asking the
Commission to give its suggestions and
recommendations on the same subject was
received.
1.2 Keeping above in view, the Commission
decided to pursue a study “The Legal Enactments
: Simplification and Streamlining” and a
Committee for the purpose comprising Justice S N
Kapoor, Member, Law Commission, Prof. Mool
Chand Sharma, Member, Law Commission, Prof.
Yogesh Tyagi, Member (Part Time), Law
Commission, Mr. Arghya Sengupta and Ms. Srijoni
Sen, Advocates from Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
has been appointed.
1.3 The Study would be completed in instalments
and accordingly a number of volumes of the reports
will be submitted to the Government as the study
proceeds. In a nutshell the Study will chart out a
detailed roadmap and make suggestions for
updating, simplifying, streamlining and
rationalising, and amending laws and legal
structures.

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1.4 In the Commission’s view a study like this has
a holistic approach and long-term objectives to
achieve including that of suggesting ways and
steps for modernisation and reforms of laws and of
legal structures. Such a study has to begin by
identifying and recommending repealing of laws
which are obsolete and have ceased to be relevant.
More important. Such a study needs to identify
laws which are inconsistent with modern and
newer laws, with Supreme Court Judgements and
international conventions signed and ratified by
India. Also such a study is required to focus its
efforts to cull out those laws that impose heavy
burden and whose costs outweigh their benefits
and are thus in need of simplification,
amendments or repeal. The study also need to
attend to crucial and consequential requirement of
identifying and suggesting laws which need
amendments so as to be relevant and in tune with
the changing needs of the time.

1.5 As a first, and as a foundational step for

accomplishing larger objectives of the study the
Commission is required to begin by identifying laws
which have become obsolete and thus to be
recommended for immediate repeal. In making
such a beginning of its study the Commission took
special note of what was earlier observed in its 96th
report : “Every legislature is expected to undertake
what may be called the periodical spring-clearing
of the corpus of its Statute Law, in order that dead
wood may be removed and citizens may be spared
of the inconvenience of taking notice of laws which
have ceased to bear any relevance to current
conditions. This process in itself, assumes still
greater importance in modern times when Statue

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Law is growing in bulk and magnitude....”. One of
the main reasons identified by the 96th report
calling for repealing obsolete laws was the call of
modern times. It is important to note that the 96th
report was presented way back in the year 1984
and two decades since then have seen such fast
changes which probably were never witnessed in
the history so far. Thus, the force of the call for
repeal of obsolete laws and need for modernisation
gets reinforced.
1.6 In the course of the Commission’s research,
unpublished work by the 100 Laws Repeal Project,
a citizens’ coalition initiative comprising Centre for
Civil Society, Macrofinance Group of NIPFP,
amongst others was brought to our notice, together
with several scholarly pieces and newspaper
articles on this issue. The Commission would like
to acknowledge these contributions which
benefited its Report.

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Chapter 2
METHODOLOGY:
SUBJECT-CATEGORISATION AND CLASSIFICATION

2.1 Before proceeding on the identification of

obsolete laws, it would be relevant to say few words
about the methodology adopted and its significance
in accomplishing the study. It may be added here
that the Commission was convinced that for any
authentic and enduring approach to the study at
hand devising a methodology that would help in
collating, classifying and in grouping huge gamut
of laws spread in vast corpus of enactments
scientifically was crucial. The approach thus
devised was to draw classification of various laws
into groups and locate them under an assigned
subject-category to which a class-group of laws
ideally belongs. Based on detailed discussions and
deliberations these ‘subject-categories’ were drawn
and ‘classification’ of all the central laws into
groups was done.
2.2 For drawing subject-categories, available
existing literature was examined, especially
relating to the US approach where what is called
the ‘title-method’ has been adopted to bring
respective classes of laws under an assigned title.
Apart from US approach what proved very relevant
was a closer look in the subject-classification
adopted in the VIIth Schedule of the Constitution
for allocating different subjects in three lists,
Union/State/Concurrent for the purpose of law
making by the Union, or the State Legislature
accordingly and in certain situations empowering
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laws of course subject to certain defined limitations
in such situations. In addition to these two
important sources, literature available in various
journals too was reflected upon. All these three
sources proved to be of great help in devising the
methodology as described above.
2.3 By taking recourse to methodology of drawing
subject-categories and mapping out classification
into groups existing corpus of statutes, it became
easier to organize all existing Central laws
numbering 1086 into 49 carefully demarcated
‘subject-categories’. (Please see Appendix – I)
2.4 It may not be out of context of the study
undertaken that such classification and subject-
categorisation would be of much help in developing
an understanding as to how many laws in how
many ways cut across or overlap or contradict
amongst themselves or what can be described as
suffering from problem of inconsistency and / or
overlapping. Adoption of such methodology would
make the task of the Commission easier in
determining laws suffering from ‘irrelevancy’ or
‘lacking nuances to meet the needs of times’ thus
demanding either amendments or introduction of
new laws. Of course, the later two issues would
form the subject matter for further course that the
study would adopt.

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Chapter 3
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 In the past the Commission has submitted
various reports identifying number of laws as
obsolete which demanded repeal (see Law
Commission Report Nos 18, 81, 96, 148, 159).
Commission’s 18th and 81st Reports recommended
the repeal of particular colonial law. The 18th
Report sought to repeal of ‘Converts Marriage
Dissolution Act’ and the 81st Report recommended
the repeal of ‘Hindu Widows Remarriage Act’. The
96th Report recommended repeal of the substantial
number of obsolete laws. Once again the
Commission in its 148 Report suggested repeal of
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a number of laws. Following the same path in its

159th Report submitted in the year 1998 the
Commission recommended a substantial number
of laws for repeal. Many of the laws identified as
obsolete in these reports have been repealed. The
Government also in 1998 appointed the P.C. Jain
Commission which gave its report in September
1998 identifying a large body of laws for the
purpose of repeal.
3.2 The Commission found that 253 laws despite
having been recommended for repeal in above
mentioned reports still exist on the statute-books
(for details about these 253 laws please see
Appendix – II). The Commission has already
notified these laws to the concerned Ministries for
their observations as to why these laws still
continue to exist.
3.3 The Commission while pursuing the course of
study also found that 34 laws which have already
been repealed still figure on the Government
Website (for details about these 34 laws please refer

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to Appendix - III). The Commission recommends
that these laws may be removed from the
Government Website.
3.4 Similarly, the Commission notes that certain
laws passed by Parliament are not listed in the
Chronological List of Central Acts on the
Government Website. A list of these laws can be
seen at Appendix – IV. The Commission
recommends that this oversight may also be
corrected.
3.5 During the course of its study the
Commission found that a large number of
Appropriation Acts passed during past several
years have lost their meaning but these are still
shown on statue-books. It is common knowledge
that Appropriation Acts are intended to operate for
a limited period of time-authorising expenditures
for the duration of one financial year, or less, for
example in the case of Vote on Account Bills.
Though these Acts are not usually included in any
list of Central Acts, either by the Ministry of Law
and Justice, or elsewhere, these laws still
technically remain on the books.
3.6 It must be emphasised that repealing
Appropriation Acts whose terms have ended will in
no way cause any negative impact on actions that
were validly taken under these Acts. It will,
however, serve the purpose of clearing the statute-
books and reducing the burden. As a caution and
not entertaining scope of any doubt it may be safe
to recommend that only those Appropriation Acts
that are older than certain date, say 10 years, may
be repealed. This itself would result in the repeal
of more than 700 laws.

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3.7 It may be relevant to note that mechanisms
exist in many other countries to systematically
remove Appropriation Acts that have served their
purpose. For example, in the United Kingdom
(interestingly on whose Appropriation Acts we
model our own), all Appropriation Acts usually
contain a repealing provision which specifically
repeals older Appropriation Acts. In Australia the
route followed is that of automatic repeal for
Appropriation Acts. Section 89 of Australian
Legislation Act of 2001 mandates that certain Acts
are automatically repealed and this includes
“Appropriation Acts, on the last day of the
Financial Year for which it makes appropriation”
and thus in other words provisions in the nature of
a sunset clause are read into every Appropriation
Act by virtue of the Legislation of 2001.
3.8 In India, however, no such mechanism is in
place and Appropriation Acts continue to sit on
statute-books. The Law Commission recommends
that a practice like the one of the United Kingdom
to include a repeal clause in the Appropriation Act
every year would serve a useful purpose, without
necessitating major amendments or introduction of
new laws.
3.9 In the process of categorisation of Central
statutes, the Law Commission had occasion to
examine the contents of more than a thousand
statutes. This greatly facilitated the next stage in
the process, that is, the determination of statutes
prima facie identified as potential candidates for
repeal.
3.10 Thus, after completion of the categorisation,
the Law Commission proceeded to exhaustively
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categories to determine which statutes were fit for
repeal. The process was greatly aided by the fact
that all the laws governing one subject area had
already been grouped together. This clarified the
instances when a later law clearly conflicted with
an archaic one, when the purpose of the law had
already been fulfilled, or when the subject matter
of a statute was so archaic as to no longer require
legislation. Based on these parameters, the Law
Commission identified 261 statutes that prima
facie require further study with a view to providing
a firm recommendation for repeal of obsolete
statutes and those inconsistent with modern times.
This study has been completed for 72 statutes
which are discussed hereinbelow. It is our view
that these statutes ought to be repealed according
to the recommendations provided in this interim
report.
3.11 The list of 261 statutes may be found in
Appendix - V. Over the next month, the Law
Commission intends to study the status and
provisions of these statutes and arrive at
recommendations on all relevant statutes that are
fit for repeal.

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Chapter 4
Laws recommended for Repeal
4.1 Of the 261 statutes identified in Appendix V
for further study with a view to assess suitability
for repeal, the following set of 72 statutes have
been found by the Law Commission to be fit for
repeal. They have been recommended for repeal
because they fall into one or more of the following
categories – first, the subject matter of the law in
question is outdated, and a law is no longer needed
to govern that subject; second, the purpose of the
law in question has been fulfilled and it is no longer
needed and third, there is newer law or regulation
governing the same subject matter.
4.2 One related question has been considered
with respect to each statute studied – Which is the
appropriate legislating body for repeal of these
laws? This question is particularly relevant for pre-
independence laws passed by the Governor-
General in Council, the subject matter of which
now falls in the State list. The answer to this
question has been determined with reference to
Article 372(1) of the Constitution which says that
pre-independence laws continue to remain in force
unless amended or repealed by a competent
legislature. Competent legislature in the
Constitutional scheme refers to the legislating body
that has the power to make laws on a particular
matter under Article 246 read with the Seventh
Schedule. This has been explained in Kerala State
Electricity Board v. The Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.
[AIR 1976 SC 1031], which stated:
An existing law continues to be
valid even though the legislative
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subject-matter of the existing
law might be in a different list
under the Constitution from the
list under which it would have
fallen under the Government of
India Act, 1935. But after the
Constitution came into force an
existing law could be amended
or repealed only by the
legislature which would be
competent to enact that law
if it were to be newly
enacted.
4.3 Similarly, in Kanwar Lal v. IInd Additional
Distt. Judge, Nainital, [AIR 1995 SC 2078], the
Supreme Court while considering amendments to
the Government Grants Act, 1895, (a pre-
constitutional Central statute) held that the State
Government was the competent legislature to
amend or repeal this Act, since the subject matter
of the Act fell into Entry 18 of List II.
4.4 Based on this reading of Article 372(1), it is
clear that if the subject-matter of a pre-
constitutional law falls into the State List, the State
Government is the competent legislature to repeal
that Act. As a result, where it is appropriate to refer
a statute to the concerned State Government for
repeal, the same has been indicated in the notes
accompanying the statute recommended for repeal.
4.5 A list of 72 statutes, with recommendations
and notes on each, is given below:
1. Bengal Districts Act, Act 21 of 1836
Category: Laws Relating to Administration and
Development of Local Areas

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Recommendation: Recommend to State of West
Bengal for repeal with suitable amendments.
This Act gives power to the State Government in
Bengal to create new districts by notification in the
Official Gazette. It is one of two of the oldest laws
in the statute books. While new districts are now
formed by State Governments under their
respective Revenue Codes, Bengal is a special case
where it is still being done under the Central Act.
This law may be repealed if the power to create
districts is instead included in the relevant West
Bengal statute. This Act has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission Report in its Appendix A-5.
2. Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act,
Act 5 of 1838
Category: Trade and Commerce
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to stipulate that only
residents of the Presidency of Fort William in
Bengal can be the directors of the Bengal Bonded
Warehouse Association and that the Association
can sell its property only to the East India
Company. The East India Company is no longer in
existence, and the Presidency of Fort William has
also ceased to exist as an administrative unit.
Consequently, the Act is now redundant. This Act
has been recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-5.
3. Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act,
Act 5 of 1854
Category: Trade and Commerce

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Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to amend the Bengal Bonded
Warehouse Association Act, 1838. The reason for
repeal for the 1838 Act applies to this Act as well.
4. Forfeited Deposits Act, Act 25 of 1850
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted for the forfeiture to the
Government of deposits made on incomplete sales
of land made under Regulation VIII, 1819 of the
Bengal Code (the Bengal Patni Taluks Regulation,
1819). Since tenure-holders or patnidars were
taking fraudulent advantage of this Regulation,
this Act was introduced to counter the situation.
The Regulation allowed forfeited deposits at land
sales to be applied as purchase-money. The Act
instead provided that forfeited deposits were to be
used towards the cost of sales, and the rest to be
forfeited to Government. This Act is of no relevance
after 1947.
5. Sheriffs’ Fees Act, Act 8 of 1852
Category: Administration of Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to remunerate Sheriffs of the
presidency towns of Bombay, Calcutta and
Madras, at a time when Sheriffs executed legal
processes issued by courts. Now, Sheriffs do not
exercise judicial or executive functions. They
perform an apolitical, non-executive role and
preside over various city-related functions and
conferences. Sheriffs are now not paid by the
Central Government.

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Most provisions of this Act have been repealed. The
only operative section is section 8, which deals with
the liability of the Sheriffs in case persons taken for
execution escape. This is no longer relevant since
Sheriffs now enjoy only a ceremonial position in the
administrative hierarchy.
6. Sonthal Parganas Act, Act 37 of 1855
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to remove, from the operation
of the general laws and regulations, certain
districts inhabited by persons belonging to the
Sonthal tribe. The Preamble to the Act states that
‘the general Regulations and Acts of Government
now in force in the Presidency of Bengal are not
adapted to the uncivilized race of people called
Sonthals’. The Act cites this as the reason for
removing from the operation of such laws the
district inhabited by this tribe. The Act employs
language to describe the tribal population that has
no place in the modern era. The language of the Act
runs contrary to the spirit of the Constitution.
Further, the Sonthal areas administration is now
covered under the Fifth Schedule of the
Constitution. Therefore, this Act should be
repealed, as has also been recommended by the PC
Jain Commission in its Appendix A-5.
7. Sonthal Parganas Act, Act 10 of 1857
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal

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The Act amended the Sonthal Parganas Act, 1855
and extended the application of the Act to certain
other areas. The reason for repeal for the 1855 Act
applies to this Act as well. This Act has been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-5.
7. Oriental Gas Company Act, Act 5 of 1857

Category: Energy Laws

Recommendation: Repeal, in consultation with
relevant state(s)
This Act was enacted to confer certain powers on
the Oriental Gas Company (OGC), such as the
power to lay down pipes in Calcutta for the purpose
of manufacturing, supplying and distributing fuel
gas. OGC was originally an English Company,
which has now ceased to exist. It was taken over
by the State of West Bengal and merged with a
larger public utility company. The original 1857 Act
serves no purpose now. It was also recommended
for repeal both by the PC Jain Commission in its
Appendix A-1 and the 10th Law Commission in its
96th Report.
9. Oriental Gas Company, Act 11 of 1867
Category: Energy Laws
Recommendation: Repeal, in consultation with
relevant state(s)
This Act was enacted to extend the operations of
the Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857 to certain
provinces which lay beyond the town of Calcutta.
The reason for repeal for the 1857 Act applies to
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10. Madras Uncovenanted Officers’ Act, Act 7
of 1857
Category: Government Employees
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to provide for the more
extensive employment of uncovenanted officers in
the Revenue and Judicial Departments in the
Presidency of Fort St. George. The distinction
between ‘covenanted’ and ‘uncovenanted’ officers
does not prevail within hierarchy of officers in the
Indian Civil Services now. This was an old division
of Indian officers between those who were
appointed under a covenant with the British
Government, and those who were not. This
classification of officers came to an end as a result
of the Public Service Commission of 1886. Also,
there is no documented use of this Act. Hence, this
Act is obsolete. This Act has been recommended for
repeal by the PC Jain Commission in its Appendix
A-5.
11. Howrah Offences Act, Act 21 of 1857
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to prescribe penalties for
various offences committed within the limits of
Howrah, a suburb of Calcutta where the iconic
Howrah Station is located. However, the Act lays
down relatively insignificant sentences and fines
while the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and other
criminal laws have stricter penalties for the same
offences. This Act has not been used in the recent
past, with the last recorded case being in 1956.
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about its use as a legal escape route to avoid more
stringent penalties under the IPC (or some other
law). This Act was recommended for repeal by the
PC Jain Commission in its Appendix A-5.
12. Calcutta Pilots Act, Act 12 of 1859
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act envisages setting up a Court for the trial of
pilots, who were employed in the Hooghly Pilot
Service of the Port of Calcutta, and were accused of
breach of duty. However, there is no evidence of
Courts being set up or cases reported under this
Act. The Hooghly Pilot Service has been
amalgamated into the Calcutta Pilot Service, which
has its own set of regulations. Therefore, this Act is
redundant.
13. Government Seal Act, Act 3 of 1862
Category: Residuary Laws relating to
Administration
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to remove all doubts about the
use of seals for certification of certain documents.
It allowed the Seal of the local government to be
used in place of the Seal of the East India
Company. This Act was considered for repeal by
the 148th Law Commission Report, 1993. The
Report noted that documents and instruments
sealed in accordance with this Act might have given
rise to certain rights and liabilities which have been
accepted and undertaken by the Government of
India/State Government under Articles 294 and
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did not recommend repeal of this Act, with a
savings clause validating documents sealed under
this Act, this Act may be validly repealed, since the
situation of documents requiring seals of the East
India Company can no longer arise.
14. Waste-Lands (Claims) Act, Act 23 of 1863
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal, in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to establish the procedures for
adjudication of claims made in relation to waste-
lands. At the time of enactment, all land not used
for agriculture as waste-lands, and the colonial
State asserted control over these lands.
However, a majority of what was previously
considered waste-land is now being administered
under the Indian Forests Act, 1927 and The
Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act, 2006. Waste-land is now considered to
be the common property of the village
communities. The continuation of this Act would
lead to perpetuation of the colonial mind-set
surrounding management of waste-lands. This Act
has also been recommended for repeal by the PC
Jain Commission in its Appendix A-5.
15. Oudh Sub-Settlement Act, Act 26 of 1866
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to give the force of law to the
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determining the claims of persons claiming
property titles in the province. The Act is
redundant as Oudh has ceased to exist as an
administrative unit.
16. Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act, Act 21
of 1866
Category: Personal Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to allow the dissolution of
marriages of converts from Hinduism to
Christianity, on the grounds that they have been
deserted or repudiated on religious grounds by
spouse. It enables divorce proceedings to be
initiated by the converted person, not his or her
spouse. The scope of the Act was first considered
in the 18th Law Commission Report (1960) which
recommended repeal of the Act because of its
limited scope. The continuance of this Act should
be considered in light of the fact that the Supreme
Court in Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India [AIR 1995
SC 1531] has said that allowing dissolution of
marriage under the laws of the converted person is
tantamount to destroying the existing rights of the
other spouse who continues to belong to the same
religion.
17. Sarais Act, Act 22 of 1867
Category: Trade and Commerce
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
state(s)
The Act empowers the District Magistrate to
regulate public sarais. It includes provisions
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written reports from the sarai keeper, among
others. This Act is now redundant because hotels
are already registered under relevant state
legislations and regulations made thereunder.
Further, it has been reported in the news that
police and tourism officials have harassed hotel
owners in the recent past for failure to comply with
the provisions of the Sarais Act. Hence, this Act
should now be repealed. This Act has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-5.
18. Ganges Tolls Act, Act 1 of 1867
Category: Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to authorise the levy of tolls
for the improvement of the navigation of the
Ganges. The Act uses antiquated language,
inconsonant with modern times. More importantly,
the Act became redundant when The National
Waterway (Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga-
Bhagirathi Hooghly River) Act, 1982 was enacted,
which covers the scope of this Act. The 1982 Act
provides for the regulation and development of the
Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River for purposes of
shipping and navigation and authorises the levy of
toll in the region as well. This Act has been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-1 and 148th Law
Commission Report.
19. Oudh Estates Act, Act 1 of 1869
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
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This Act defines and regulates the succession
rights of Taluqdars and other landholders in
certain estates in Oudh. Both Oudh and the
Taluqdari system no longer exist. Therefore, the
provisions of this Act are redundant.
20. Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act, Act 24 of 1870
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
state(s)
In Oudh, in colonial and pre-colonial India, many
Taluqdars were indebted, and as a result, their
immovable property was subject to mortgages and
liens. This Act provided a procedure to settle the
debts of these Taluqdars and relieve them. As
mentioned in the entry above, neither the princely
state of Oudh nor the Taluqdari system exists
today. Therefore, the provisions of this Act are
redundant.
21. Dehra Dun Act, Act 21 of 1871
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
state(s)
The Act was enacted to give validity within
Dehradun to the operation of general Regulations
and Acts in force in Saharanpur. This was done
because the territory of Dehradun was on several
occasions moved from one jurisdiction to another
by various legislative enactments. The 148th Law
Commission Report, 1993 considered but did not
recommend repeal of this Act observing that
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render redundant all enactments passed earlier, in
order to deal with the consequences of any
territorial changes that may have raised legal
issues. However, Dehradun is now the capital of
the State of Uttarakhand and all laws enacted by
the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly would have
application to Dehradun. Further, more than 140
years have passed since the enactment of this
Statute, for the resolution of legal consequences.
Hence, this Act can be repealed.

22. Punjab Laws Act, Act 4 of 1872

Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act declares which of certain laws are to have
effect in Punjab and Delhi. It has been amended in
1956 to alter the applicability to the modern state
of Punjab. Apart from extending laws, it also
validates local customs, establishes local
watchmen and grants the power to raise local taxes
to pay the police. The powers conferred under the
Act are archaic and newer laws exist that address
the same matters. Hence, this Act can be repealed
subject to factual verification that a law in force
does not solely depend on this Act for its
applicability. This Act has also been recommended
for repeal by the PC Jain Commission in its
Appendix A-5.
23. Foreign Recruiting Act, Act 4 of 1874
Category: International Relations
Recommendation: Consider for repeal

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This Act empowered the Government to issue an
order that prevented the recruitment of Indians by
a foreign State. The Act confers a wide discretion
on the Government to specify the conditions under
which persons may be barred from being recruited
by a foreign State. According to the Law
Commission, in its 43rd Report on Offences against
National Security (1971), such wide discretion
might potentially violate the constitutional
guarantee to freedom of occupation under Article
19. The 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission
Report of 2006 has also observed that this Act is
outdated. This Act has been recommended for
repeal by the PC Jain Commission in its Appendix
A-1.
24. Laws Local Extent Act, Act 15 of 1874
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act declares the territorial extent of certain
laws passed by the Legislative Council of India and
the Council of the Governor General of India. There
are five Schedules to this Act which enumerate the
laws applicable to the whole of British India, to the
Bombay, Madras, Bengal Presidencies, and to the
North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort
William in Bengal. The territorial divisions dealt
with in this Act existed prior to 1947, and have no
relevance to the modern day demarcation of States.
The territorial applicability of laws is now
determined under newer laws such as the State
Reorganisation Acts. Hence, this Act can be
repealed subject to factual verification that a law in
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applicability. This Act has also been recommended
for repeal by the PC Jain Commission in its
Appendix A-1.
25. Central Provinces Laws Act, Act 20 of 1875

Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of

Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act deals with the extension of laws to the
Central Provinces. Since the Central Provinces are
no longer an administrative unit, this law may be
repealed in the same manner as Item 21 above.
Repeal was also recommended by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-1.
26. Oudh Laws Act, Act 18 of 1876
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to amend and declare the laws
to be administered in the princely state of Oudh.
These laws dealt with matters such as issues
related to land revenue, and questions regarding
adoption, guardianship, succession, and partition.
Oudh is now a region in Uttar Pradesh called
Awadh and ceases to exist as a separate
administrative unit. Hence, this law is redundant.
27. Dramatic Performances Act, Act 19 of
1876
Category: Criminal Justice

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Recommendation: Consider for repeal
The Act empowers the State Government to
prohibit performances that are scandalous,
defamatory or likely to excite feelings of
disaffection. Disobeying such prohibitions attracts
penalties. It was enacted during the colonial era
and extensively used to curb nationalist
sentiments propagated through dramatic
performances. It has no place in a modern
democratic society. States like Delhi and West
Bengal have repealed it. In 2013, the Madras High
Court in N. V. Sankaran alias Gnani v. The State Of
Tamil Nadu [2013 (1) CTC 686] held that Sections
2(1), 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Tamil Nadu Dramatic
Performance Act, 1954 and Rule 4 of the Tamil
Nadu Dramatic Performances Rules, 1955 violate
Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution. These
provisions are substantially similar to the central
legislation, which should be considered for repeal
on these grounds.
28. Elephants’ Preservation Act, Act 6 of 1879

Category: Environmental Law

Recommendation: Repeal
The Act makes it an offence to kill, injure or capture
wild elephants except in cases of self-defence, or in
accordance with a licence granted under the Act.
However, the Act imposes only an insignificant fine
of Rs. 500 for its contravention, while a
subsequent conviction attracts imprisonment for 6
months along with the fine. The purpose of the Act
is now subsumed by the Wildlife (Protection) Act,
1972 which has similar provisions on the
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procedures for licensing. Elephants are included
within the ambit of the 1972 Act, which also has
more stringent penalties. Therefore the 1879 Act is
redundant.
29. Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act, Act 17
of 1879
Category: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to provide succour to indebted
agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan. The
relevant States in the area, namely Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu all now have separate debt relief laws. Hence,
the purpose of this Act has been subsumed by
other laws. However, since the competent
legislature for the subject of agricultural
indebtedness is the State, repeal must proceed
accordingly. For example, the erstwhile State of
Bombay expressly repealed the 1879 Act. The Act
may be recommended for repeal to the States to
which it has been extended by notification.
30. Raipur and Khattra Laws Act, Act 19 of
1879
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This law was enacted when Raipur and Khattra
were transferred to the District of Bankura, to
enforce the same laws in these places as was in
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similar to the Dehra Dun Act, 1871 and may be
repealed for the same reasons.
31. Fort William Act, Act 13 of 1881
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act provided for the better government of Fort
William in Bengal and the Chief of Army Staff was
given the power to make rules in relation to the
matters specified in the Schedule appended to the
Act (some of the matters being throwing dirt or
rubbish, rash and negligent driving, disorderly
behaviour in public). The Act imposes light
penalties, as little as a fine for Rs. 50 or
imprisonment for 4 days, for infringement of these
rules. The Act was considered for repeal by the
148th Law Commission Report, 1993 for being
unconstitutional. It was observed that “the
delegation to a Commissioned Officer in the Indian
Army of the power to try and punish persons
charged with the violation of the rules framed
under the Act is contrary to the general scheme of
the Constitution and is opposed to the directive
principle of separation of the judiciary from the
executive.” Even though the Law Commission did
not recommend repeal of this Act, the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-5 did.
32. Agriculturists’ Loans Act, Act 12 of 1884

Category: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to amend and provide for the
extension to certain territories of the Northern

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India Takkavi Act, 1879. The 1879 Act was enacted
to provide for the recovery of certain advances
made to landholders in the territories administered
by the Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western
Frontier Provinces and the Punjab, and the Chief
Commissioners of Oudh, the Central Provinces,
Assam and Ajmer. The 1879 Act does not find
mention in the Chronological List of Central Acts
published by the Ministry of Law and Justice and
hence, does not exist now. The 1884 Act is now
obsolete and has been recommended for repeal by
the PC Jain Commission Report in its Appendix A-
5 as well.
33. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Act, Act 6 of 1886
Category: Symbols, Records and Statistics
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act provides for the voluntary registration of
the births and deaths of certain classes of persons,
mainly Christians and Parsis, along with those
governed by the Indian Succession Act. The 211th
Law Commission Report calls the title of this Act
‘misleading’ because the Act does not consist any
provisions for registration of marriages, either
voluntary or compulsory. Registration of only
certain classes of people belonging to a specific
religion is likely to fall foul of Article 14 of the
Constitution. Further, registration of births and
deaths is already provided for under the
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, while
marriage are registered under the Hindu Marriage
Act, Special Marriage Act etc. The Act has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
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34. King of Oudh’s Estate Act, Act 19 of 1887
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to provide for the
administration of the estate of Wajid Ali Shah, the
King of the erstwhile princely state of Oudh. The
Act gave exclusive authority to the Governor-
General-in-Council to act in the administration of
the property of the King of Oudh and satisfy all
claims made against it. Since almost 130 years
have passed since this Act was enacted, and the
position of the Governor-General-in-Council no
longer exists, it would be safe to say that the
purpose for which this Act was enacted has been
served. This Act has also been recommended for
repeal by the PC Jain Commission Report
(Appendix A-5).
35. King of Oudh’s Estate, Act 14 of 1888
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
This Act was enacted to make further provision for
the administration of the estate of the King of
Oudh. The reason for repeal for the 1887 Act
applies to this Act as well. This Act has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-5.
36. United Provinces Act, Act 20 of 1890
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws

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Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted for the purposes of
administration of the Northwestern Provinces and
Oudh. It repeals and extends certain laws in those
areas, and deals with the establishment of a Board
of Revenue in Oudh. Since neither of these entities
are current administrative units, this Act may be
repealed.
37. Reformatory Schools Act, Act 8 of 1897
Category: Woman and Child Development
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to amend the law relating to
reformatory schools and to make further provisions
for dealing with ‘youthful offenders’. It gives the
power to establish Reformatory Schools, inspect
them, and for courts to direct youthful offenders to
these schools. This Act may be in conflict with
Article 14 of the Constitution as it only applicable
to boy under the age of 15, and not to girls. The Act
speaks of ‘detention’ in reformatory schools which
is against the scheme of the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, which
governs the juvenile justice procedure for all
children below the age of 18, and provides for
setting up of observation homes and special homes
for juveniles in conflict with law. In light of this, the
Reformatory Schools Act, 1897 is in conflict with
newer law.
38. Live-stock Importation Act, Act 9 of 1898
Category: Public Health
Recommendation: Repeal with the introduction of
new law

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This Act was enacted to make provisions for the
regulation of importation of live-stock which may
be affected by infectious or contagious disorders.
Since the provisions of the Act have not kept pace
with modern developments, this Act was proposed
to be repealed and replaced by the Agricultural
Biosecurity Bill, 2013 (which lapsed in the Lok
Sabha). The Statement of Objects and Reasons of
the 2013 Bill specifically mentions that this Act
and the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 are
‘age-old legislations’ and ‘inadequate or obsolete
definitions in these Acts need to be updated’.
However, this Act cannot simply be repealed
without new provisions to replace the ones being
repealed.
39. Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, Act
10 of 1911
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act empowered a District Magistrate or
Commissioner of Police to prohibit a public meeting
in a proclaimed area if they believe such meeting is
likely to promote sedition. This Act was enacted
with the express purpose of clamping down on
meetings being held by nationalists. The Act
prohibited meetings ‘likely to cause disturbance or
public excitement’, but the specific provisions
creating offences suffer from vagueness. Given that
private meetings are also covered under this Act by
virtue of section 3(2), its provisions are unduly
harsh. The continuation of this colonial legislation
is unnecessary given the extensive provisions
relating to sedition under the Indian Penal Code.
Further, the provisions of the Act are likely to be
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40. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws
Act, Act 7 of 1912
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This law was enacted as a result of administrative
reorganisation of the Provinces of Bengal, Bihar,
Orissa and Assam. The construction of certain
references in existing laws were altered as a result
by this Act. The administrative needs of this Act
have expired, and it may be repealed. This was also
recommended by the PC Jain Commission in its
Appendix A-5.
41. Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, Act
8 of 1912
Category: Environmental Law
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act made it an offence to capture, kill or carry
on trade of any bird or animal included in the
Schedule annexed to the Act. The purpose of the
Act is now subsumed by the Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972 which ensures the protection of wild
animals, birds and plants with more stringent
penalties.
42. Destructive Insects and Pests Act, Act 2 of
1914.
Category: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Recommendation: Repeal with the introduction of
new law

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The Act was enacted to prevent the introduction
into and the transport from one State to another in
India of any insects, fungus or other pest which
may be destructive to crops. This Act was proposed
to be repealed and replaced by the Agricultural
Biosecurity Bill, 2013, as was the case with the
Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 [Item 35 on this
list]. This law is out of date and should be repealed,
however, new law must be enacted to govern the
subject matter.
43. King of Oudh’s Estate Validation Act, Act
12 of 1917
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal with consultation of the
state(s)
The Act was enacted to validate deeds of
conveyance and a trust deed relating to certain
properties belonging to the King of Oudh. Copies of
the said deeds of conveyance and trust deed are
annexed in the Schedule to this Act. The reason for
repeal for the 1887 Act and the 1888 Act (Entries
31 and 32 of this list) applies to this Act as well.
This Act has also been recommended for repeal by
the PC Jain Commission in its Appendix A-5.
44. Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, Act
22 of 1922
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This colonial Act introduced as a curb to
nationalist activities made it an offence to spread
disaffection among the police. The Act is loosely
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describe what amounts to ‘disaffection’. This law
acts as a significant curb on the freedom of speech,
though it is not an obsolete law given some
documented uses. However, the need for this law
should be re-examined in light of its potential
infringement of Articles 19(1) (a) and (b) of the
Constitution.

45. Sheriff of Calcutta (Power of Custody) Act,

Act 20 of 1931
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act extended the powers of the Sheriffs of
Calcutta to hold persons in lawful custody. If the
Sheriff was required to take a route while holding
a person that lay outside his jurisdiction, this Act
permitted him to do so. The position now held by
Sheriffs in Kolkata is purely titular, without any
executive power, thus making this Act
unnecessary. There is no recorded evidence of the
use of this Act. This Act has been recommended for
repeal by the PC Jain Commission (Appendix A-5).
46. Public Suits Validation Act, Act 11 of 1932
Category: Civil Procedure
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to validate certain suits
relating to public matters instituted under Sections
91 and 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
which were pending in 1932, and where the
previous sanction of the State Government had not
been obtained. These suits dealt with public
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recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission Report in its Appendix A-5. Given
that more than eighty years have passed since the
suits governed by this Act was filed, this Act may
be repealed with a suitable savings clause that
ensures pending proceedings, if any, are
unaffected by the repeal.
47. Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages
(Supplementary) Act, Act 24 of 1932
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to supplement the Bengal
Suppression of Terrorist Outrages Act, 1932 (the
chief Act). The Supplementary Act has no relevance
since the chief Act has been repealed. Further, this
Act has been recommended for repeal by the PC
Jain Commission in its Appendix A-5.
48. Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, Act 2 of
1933
Category: Labour Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to prohibit the pledging of the
labour of children. However, the purpose of the Act
is defeated by the proviso to the definition of
'agreement' under section 2. While an agreement to
pledge the labour of a child is prohibited, the said
proviso says that ‘an agreement made without
detriment to a child, and not made in consideration
of any benefit other than reasonable wages to be
paid for the child's service’ is not prohibited. This
proviso would amount to approving child labour if
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Additionally, the fines imposed under the Act are
paltry and hardly serve as a deterrent. The Report
of the Second Indian National Labour Commission,
2002 has recommended repeal of the Act. The
Report points out that provisions relating to
pledging of child labour can be incorporated as part
of the criminal law of the country. The provisions
of this Act are not in sync with the Child Labour
(Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 which is
now in place to determine where, and under what
conditions children can be employed. In addition,
proposed amendments to the Child Labour
(Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, in 2014,
seek to outlaw all forms of child labour. The
provisions of this Act will be in conflict with these
progressive amendments.
49. Assam Criminal Law Amendment
(Supplementary) Act, Act 27 of 1934
Category: Criminal Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
The purpose of this Act was to supplement the
Assam Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1934 (the
chief Act). The chief Act and the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1898 find mention in this Act. Neither
of these legislations exist any more. Further, the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has replaced the
Cr.P.C., 1898. Hence, the Supplementary Act is
redundant.
50. Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, Act 16
of 1936
Category: Personal Laws
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The purpose of this Act was to validate certain
marriages solemnised by Mr. Walter James
McDonald Redwood (a certain priest) in Bangalore.
The Act has now served its purpose and hence,
should be repealed. This Act has been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission in its Appendix A-1.
51. Berar Laws Act, Act 4 of 1941
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to extend the application of
certain Central laws to the erstwhile province of
Berar. The object of this Act was to assimilate the
provisions of the Central Acts passed before April
1st, 1937 with those which were passed after that
date. Berar now ceases to exist as an independent
administrative unit, and forms part of the State of
Maharashtra. The 148th Law Commission Report,
1993 considered this Act, and recommend its
repeal for ‘obvious reasons’.
52. Railways (Local Authorities’ Taxation) Act,
Act 25 of 1941
Category: Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to declare the extent to which
railway property shall be liable to taxation imposed
by an authority within a State. However, Section
184 of the Railways Act, 1989 provides for
‘Taxation on Railways by Local Authorities’. Hence,
the purpose of the 1941 Act has been saved by the
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by inserting a suitable savings provision, the 1941
Act can be considered for repeal.
53. War Injuries (Compensation Insurance)
Act, Act 23 of 1943
Category: Labour Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to impose on employers a
liability to pay compensation to workmen
sustaining war injuries, and to provide for the
insurance of employers against such liability.
There is no evidence of this Act being used in the
last five decades. Further, the provisions of this Act
may be validly covered under the Personal Injuries
Compensation Insurance Act 1963.
54. Junagadh Administration (Property) Act,
Act 26 of 1948
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted for the vesting of certain
property belonging to the State of Junagadh in an
Administrator appointed by the Central
Government. Junagarh was an erstwhile princely
state in British India. Junagadh is now a district in
Gujarat and is not administered under this law.
Hence, this Act is now obsolete. The PC Jain
Commission (Appendix A-5) has also recommended
repeal of this Act.
55. Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act, Act
38 of 1948
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Recommendation: Repeal
This Act authorises the continuance of certain
proceedings against the then newly-created
Dominion of India or the Provinces which were
pending immediately before August 15, 1947. This
Act has been recommended for repeal by the 96th
Law Commission Report, 1984. While
recommending its repeal, the Report mentions that
the proceedings to which the Act refers must have
by now been disposed of and hence, the law should
be repealed as spent, subject to verification of the
factual position. By way of abundant caution, a
suitable savings clause may be inserted in the
repealing law so that any pending proceedings are
unaffected by the repeal of the Act.
56. Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of
Property) Act, Act 2 of 1949
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
This Act was enacted to provide for the vesting of
certain properties belonging to the States of
Mangrol and Manavadar in the Managers of the
said States. Mangrol and Manavadar were both
erstwhile princely states in British India. The
properties vested in the Secretary of State were
those which stood in the name of the Sheikh of
Mangrol or the Khan of Manavadar. Since princely
states do not exist in India now, these territories
are not under the administration of these rulers.
Mangrol and Manavadar are both municipalities in
the district of Junagadh in Gujarat and hence, are
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now obsolete. The PC Jain Commission (Appendix
A-5) has also recommended repeal of this Act.
57. Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation)
Act, Act 24 of 1949
Category: Laws Relating to Administration of Union
Territories and Delhi
Recommendation: Pending Repeal Bill should be
passed.
This Act grants the Director of Estates the power to
reserve up to one-fourth of the total
accommodation available in certain private hotels
in Delhi for use by government officials. The Act
was brought into force for the purpose of
addressing the issue of accommodation shortage
for government officials in Delhi. However, this
issue is no longer alive as India Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC) hotels and State
guest houses can be used for making
arrangements for the accommodation of
government officials in transit. In this context, this
can be argued to be unconstitutional, violative of
Article 19(1)(g). Hence, this Act should be repealed.
The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation)
Repeal Bill, 2014 is pending in the Rajya Sabha at
present, and should be passed.
58. Companies (Donations to National Funds)
Act, Act 54 of 1951
Category: Corporate Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act enable companies to make donations to
certain national funds, or any other Central
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159th Law Commission Report recommended that
this Act be repealed after incorporating relevant
changes under the Companies Act, 1956. With the
enactment of Companies Act, 2013, Section 135
(Corporate Social Responsibility) read with
Schedule VII imposes a mandatory duty on
companies to contribute a specified percentage of
their profits for a social and charitable purpose.
Hence, the purpose of this Act has been subsumed
by the 2013 Act. In July, 2014, the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs confirmed that the relevant
provisions of this Act has already been
incorporated in the new Companies Act, 2013. This
Act is therefore redundant.
59. Indian Independence Pakistan Courts
(Pending Proceedings) Act, Act 9 of 1952.
Category: Administration of Justice
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to render ineffective certain
decrees and orders which were passed by courts in
Pakistan, and to provide an alternative remedy to
persons who had secured such decrees or orders.
Hence, the Act catered to a temporary situation
that existed subsequent to the partition of India.
This Act was considered but not recommended for
repeal by the 96th Law Commission Report, 1984.
The Report said that even though it may appear
that the need for the Act does not exist anymore, ‘it
is not possible to say with absolute certainty that
no such suit as is governed by the Act can be filed
at the present day.’
However, another thirty years have passed since
the 96th Law Commission Report arrived at this

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conclusion. Further, the limitation clause in the
Act specifies that no suits may be instituted under
this Act after one year from the date of enactment
or the date of decree, whichever is later. Thus, any
new proceedings are clearly barred by limitation,
and any pending proceedings may be saved by a
suitable savings clause.
60. Chandernagore (Merger) Act, Act 36 of
1954
Category: State Reorganisation and Extension of
Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act was enacted to provide for the merging of
the French territory of Chandernagore into the
State of West Bengal. The merger of territories has
been achieved and the purpose of the Act is
fulfilled. The Act is no longer in use and can be
safely repealed with the condition that any action
previously performed under the Act shall continue
to be valid. This Act has also been recommended
for repeal by the PC Jain Commission in its
Appendix B.
61. Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, Act 45 of
1956
Category: Media, Communications and Publishing
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to provide for the regulation
of the prices charged for newspapers in relation to
their pages so as to prevent unfair competition
among newspapers. Section 3 of the Act
empowered the Central Government to make
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charged for newspapers in relation to their
maximum or minimum number of pages, sizes or
areas and for the space to be allotted for
advertisements. Section 3 was struck down in
Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India [AIR 1962
SC 305] for violating Article 19(1)(a). Since the
main provision, i.e. Section 3, has been struck
down, fresh orders cannot be issued under the Act.
Consequently, the Act serves no purpose, but
remains on the statute books and should be
repealed.
62. Newspaper (Price and Page) Continuance
Act, Act 36 of 1961

Category: Media, Communications and Publishing

Recommendation: Repeal
The Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 was
originally enacted for a period of five years. This Act
enacted in 1961 provided for the indefinite
continuation of the 1956 Act by deleting the
provision in the original Act that limited its
operation. Since the main Act should be deleted for
the reasons stated above, this Act should be
repealed as well.
63. Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act,
Act 93 of 1956
Category: Media, Communications and Publishing
Recommendation: Consider for repeal
This Act was enacted to prevent the dissemination
of certain publications considered harmful to
young persons. ‘Young person’ has been defined
under the Act as a person under the age of 21 years
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legislations defining the age of majority. Moreover,
multiple laws govern this area—The IPC penalises
speech and publications in various forms. The
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
2012 (POCSO) was enacted inter alia to protect
children from analogous harmful publications.
This Act has also been recommended for repeal by
the PC Jain Commission in its Appendix A-1.
64. Women’s and Children’s Institutions
(Licensing) Act, Act 105 of 1956
Category: Women and Child Development
Recommendation: Repeal with allied amendment of
newer legislation
The Act provides for the licensing of institutions for
women and children. Institution under the Act are
established and maintained for the reception, care,
protection and welfare of women and children. The
Ministry of Women and Child Development had
said in 2012 that the 1956 Act has no value and
stood repealed after the Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act, 2000 came into force.
This stand taken by the Ministry was also affirmed
by the High Court of Delhi in 2014 in Chhatravas,
Chandra Arya Vidya Mandir v. The Director,
Department of Women and Child Development and
Anr. [MANU/DE/0566/2014]. However, there
should be clarity in this respect and the repeal of
the 1956 Act should be brought about by amending
the existing repeal and savings clause of the 2000
Act (which does not currently mention the 1956
Act).

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65. Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi
Repeal) Act, Act 57 of 1958
Category: Consumer Affairs
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to repeal the Orissa Weights
and Measures Act, 1943, in its application to the
Union territory of Delhi. This Act provided that as
soon as the Rajasthan Weights and Measures
(Enforcement) Act, 1958 would come in force in the
Union territory of Delhi, the Orissa Act would stand
repealed. Since the purpose of this Act has been
fulfilled, it should be repealed. The Act has been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission Report in its Appendix A-5 as well.
66. Travancore-Cochin Vehicles Taxation
(Amendment and Validation) Act, Act 42 of
1959
Category: Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws
Recommendation: Repeal in consultation with
relevant state(s)
The Act was enacted to amend the Travancore-
Cochin Vehicles Taxation Act, 1950. Its purpose
has been served, and it can now be repealed. The
PC Jain Commission has also recommended repeal
of this Act in its Appendix A-1.
67. Mahendra Pratap Singh Estates (Repeal)
Act, Act 48 of 1960
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal

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This Act was enacted to repeal the Mahendra
Pratap Singh Estates Act, 1923. The 1923 Act
provided for the forfeiture of the estates and other
property of Mahendra Pratap Singh, who was the
ruler of the princely state of Mursan (presently, in
the State of Uttar Pradesh). The Act provided for
granting his estate to his son. The repeal Act has
now served its purpose and the 1923 Act is not in
force any more. Hence, this Act is now redundant.
Any pending proceedings under the original Act will
continue to be saved under Section 6 of the General
Clauses Act. The PC Jain Commission has also
recommended repeal of this Act (Appendix A-5).
68. Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, Act 31
of 1962
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal
The Act amended the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
and validated certain acquisitions under the 1894
Act made before July 20th, 1962. The purpose of
the Act has been fulfilled. Also, the 1894 Act has
been repealed by Section 114(1) of the Right to
Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
(LARR) Act, 2013 and replaced by this new statute.
Hence, this Act is now redundant. It has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission Report in its Appendix A-1.
69. Land Acquisition (Amendment and
Validation) Act, Act 13 of 1967
Category: Land Laws
Recommendation: Repeal

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This Act was enacted to amend the Land
Acquisition Act, 1894 and to validate certain
acquisitions. The purpose of this Act has also been
fulfilled. Further, as already mentioned the 1894
Act has been repealed. This Act has also been
recommended for repeal by the PC Jain
Commission Report in its Appendix A-1.
70. Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad
Cantonment Repeal) Act, Act 49 of 1968
Category: Rent and Tenancy
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to repeal the Delhi and Ajmer
Rent Control Act, 1952 in force in the cantonment
of Nasirabad (in the municipal area of Ajmer,
Rajasthan). This Act provided that the Rajasthan
Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950
would be extended to Nasirabad cantonment, and
the 1952 Act would be repealed. The purpose of
this Act has been served. Additionally, the
Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 has now been
enacted by the State Legislature which has
repealed the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent
and Eviction) Act, 1950. The PC Jain Commission
has recommended repeal of this Act in its Appendix
A-1.
71. Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of
Publication) Repeal Act, Act 28 of 1976
Category: Parliament and State Legislatures
Recommendation: Repeal
This Act was enacted to repeal the Parliamentary
Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1956.
The 1956 Act has been repealed and hence, the
repealing Act of 1976 has served its purpose. It is

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now redundant. A newer law on this subject, the
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of
Publication) Act, 1977 is now in force.
72. Shipping Development Fund Committee
(Abolition) Act, Act 66 of 1986
Category: Maritime Law; Shipping and Inland
Navigation
Recommendation: Repeal
The purpose of this Act was to abolish the Shipping
Development Fund Committee (‘the Committee’)
and provide for the disposal of its funds, assets and
liabilities. These have been achieved. Thus, there is
nothing further to be done under the Act. Also, this
Act has been recommended for repeal by the PC
Jain Commission in its Appendix A-1 and the
159th Report of the Law Commission, 1998.
Summing-up
4.6 In today’s times when national economies are
increasingly becoming globally ‘interdependent’
and ‘interconnected’, ignoring to recognize the
above symbiotic linkages between law and
economy can prove very costly to the nation. As the
economy gets liberalised and modernised
encompassing phenomenal changes brought in
almost every walk of life the need for laws to keep
pace with changes thus occurring become
fundamental requirement lest there should appear
legal gaps, inconsistencies and contradictions
causing serious impediments to the processes of
‘growth’ and of ‘development’.
4.7 To conclude, it may not be out of place to
remember what one of eminent scholar of
jurisprudence Puchta long ago had to say : “Law
grows with the growth and strengthens with the

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strength of people........”. We wonder whether ‘law’
in our system is growing and gaining strength or in
many respects, say for example in case of obsolete,
irrelevant and are archaic laws remaining on the
statute books still remain muddled and outmoded.
There is urgent need to ensure that laws and legal
structures keep pace and are reflective and
responsive to growing needs and challenges of the
time. Commission hopes that the suggestions and
recommendations made in the report constitute a
step in that march of law.

[Justice A.P. Shah]

Chairman

[Justice S.N. Kapoor] [Prof. (Dr.) Mool Chand Sharma] [Justice Usha Mehra]
Member Member Member

[Dr. S.S. Chahar] [P.K. Malhotra] [Dr. Sanjay Singh]

Member-Secretary Ex-officio Member Ex-officio Member

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Appendix – I
(refer para of the report)

CATEGORIES OF CENTRAL LAWS

Category Category Brief Description Number of
Value laws in this
category

Laws relating to the establishment and jurisdiction of various courts and their
1 Administration of Justice functioning. Further, it also includes all laws related to judges and legal services. 38

Laws relating to agriculture, such as boards set up for promotion of certain

agricultural produce and dairy products, relief related to agricultural lands, and
2 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry protection of farmers rights. 9

3 Alternative Dispute Resolution Laws that provide for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. 2

4 Banking and Insurance Laws setting up, regulating, and nationalising banks and insurance corporations. 28

Charitable and Religious Institutions; This category provides for the setting up and regulation of charitable and religious
5 Cooperative Societies institutions as well as various co-operative societies. 21

Citizenship; Admission into,

Emigration to,

and Expulsion from, India; and Laws relating to citizenship and determining the majority age in India; Laws relating
6 Cross-border Movement to foreigners, immigration laws and extradition laws. 15

7 Civil Procedure Laws that lay down the procedural aspects of any civil suit. 14

8 Consumer Affairs Laws relating to metrology and consumer protection. 6

Laws relating to contracts, sale of goods, and partnership. In addition, it includes the
9 Contracts and Torts few laws related to tort. 7

Laws relating to companies, including limited liability partnerships, company

10 Corporate Laws securities, and competition law. 8

Laws relating to the criminal justice system, including laws related to substantive
11 Criminal Justice offences, laws dealing with criminal procedure, and laws setting up and regulating 62

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various institutions involved in criminal justice, such as the police, prisons, and
other enforcement bodies.

Laws relating to the armed forces of India, including the army, navy and air forces. It
further includes laws relating to cantonments and those in relation to war or use of
12 Defence of India and Armed Forces force, such as weapons. 34

Laws relating to elections at various levels as well as delimitation for the purposes of
13 Delimitation and Elections elections 11

Laws that govern the educational sector, such as right to education and laws setting
14 Education up of various educational boards. 9

15 Energy Laws Laws relating to petroleum, oil, coal, natural gas, electricity, and nuclear power. 16

16 Environmental Law Laws that provide for the protection of the environment and prevention of pollution. 13

Laws related to the financial sector in India, including various specialised

17 Financial Laws institutions other than banks. 45

Laws relating to essential commodities, regulation of certain food products,

18 Food and Public Distribution warehousing, and the establishment of food corporation of India. 12

19 Government Employees Laws relating to public servants, including their conditions of service and other 15
related acts.

Laws providing for the general regulation of all industries as well as laws dealing
20 Industries with certain industries such as mines. 17

Institutions of National and Cultural Laws that deal with institutions that have been either declared as institutions of
21 Importance national importance, are monuments or have cultural significance. 18

Laws related to different types of intellectual property including trademarks,

22 Intellectual Property Law copyrights and patents. 7

Laws relating to international bodies and international relations of India, including

23 International Relations diplomatic and consular relations. 21

General laws relating to labour welfare and protection as well as the laws providing
24 Labour Laws for the regulation and safeguard of labour in specific industries. 60

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Laws relating to land acquisition, land ceiling, land administration laws prior to
25 Land Laws independence, and other land related laws. 42

This category deals exclusively with the imposition, and the mechanism for
imposing, land revenue by the government. Most of these laws are pre-independence
26 Land Revenue era and would now be administered by States. 20

Laws Relating to Administration and Laws relating to setting up of local level bodies, such as municipal corporations and
27 Development of Local Areas district boards. 12

Laws Relating to Administration of Laws relating to the general administration of Union Territories, and to the National
28 Union Territories and Delhi Capital Territory of Delhi 23

Laws that regulates various professions and professionals, such as lawyers, doctors,
29 Legal, Medical and Other Professions chartered accountants, etc. 19

Maritime Law; Shipping and Inland

30 Navigation Laws relating to various aspects of maritime law, shipping and inland navigation. 25

Laws related to various forms of media, including print, newspapers and television. It
Media, Communications and also includes laws regulating different modes of communication and the publishing
31 Publishing of books and newspapers. 17

Laws that enabled and dealt with the nationalisation of various industries and
32 Nationalisation companies, other than banks. 59

Laws relating to the monitoring of government functions, such as those relating to

33 Ombudsman and Monitoring Bodies the CAG, CVC and the Lokpal 5

Laws governing the personal relationships of an individual, such as marriage, divorce,

34 Personal Laws succession, etc. 31

Laws related to the organisation of the parliament and various state legislatures.
President, Parliament and State Further, it also includes laws relating to the President, Vice-President, Governors
35 Legislatures and ministers. 21

36 Property Law Laws relating to private property, such as trusts, easements, transfer of property etc. 15

Laws related to disease control, disabilities, and other public health related laws. It
37 Public Health also includes laws that regulate the standards for food, medicines, cosmetics etc. 17

38 Rent and Tenancy Rent control laws as well as laws regulating landlord and tenant relationships. 11

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This is a residuary category, which includes laws relating to changing of name of a
Residuary Laws relating to State or Union Territory, laws relating to the administration of Union Territories, and
39 Administration other general laws applicable to the administration and legislature. 6

Laws protecting various disadvantaged groups, including laws setting up

40 Social Welfare commissions for such groups. 14

Laws related to the administrative formation of states and transfer of land in

State Re-organisation and Extension relation to re-organisation of States. In addition, laws that have extended, repealed
41 of Laws or assimilated central or state laws of a certain area to other States or areas. 58

Laws relating to national and state emblems, public records, and statistics collected
42 Symbols, Records and Statistics for different purposes. 9

43 Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws Laws related to taxes, custom duties, excise, cess etc. 68

44 Textiles Laws regulating various specialised textile industries. 7

Laws relating to inter-state and international trade, including SEZs and import and
export. In addition, it also includes the formation of Boards for the promotion of
45 Trade and Commerce trade of certain cash crops. 21

Laws governing various aspects of the different modes of transportation, including

railways, aircrafts, motor vehicles, ferries etc. It also includes laws relating to
46 Transportation and Infrastructure infrastructure of the country, including roads, waterways and dams. 30

47 Tribunals Laws that establish specialised tribunals. 8

48 Universities and Technical Laws that establish various universities, scientific and technical institutions. 46
Institutions

This category includes all laws that relate to the welfare and protection of women
49 Woman and Child Development and children, including laws setting up commissions in this regard. 14

Total 1086

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CENTRAL LAWS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO CATEGORY
Category Category Act.
Value Sl. No. Year No. Name

1 Administration of Justice 1.1 1850 18 Judicial Officers Protection Act

1.2 1852 8 Sheriffs' Fees Act

1.3 1869 14 Bombay Civil Courts Act

1.4 1870 7 Court-fees Act

1.5 1871 19 Bengal Sessions Courts Act

1.6 1873 3 Madras Civil Courts Act

1.7 1875 18 Indian Law Reports Act

1.8 1882 15 Presidency Small Cause Courts Act

1.9 1887 9 Provincial Small Cause Courts Act

1.10 1887 12 Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act

1.11 1888 12 City of Bombay Municipal (Supplementary) Act

1.12 1891 16 Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act

1.13 1892 7 Madras City Civil Court Act

1.14 1919 15 Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act

1.15 1931 20 Sheriff of Calcutta (Power of Custody) Act

1.16 1936 5 Decrees and Orders Validating Act

1.17 1948 38 Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act

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1.18 1950 7 High Courts (Seals) Act

1.19 1950 18 Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act

1.20 1952 9 Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act

1.21 1953 41 Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act

1.22 1954 28 High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act

1.23 1955 56 Manipur (Courts) Act

1.24 1956 55 Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act

1.25 1958 41 Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act

1.26 1966 26 Delhi High Court Act

1.27 1967 28 Court-fees (Delhi Amendment) Act

1.28 1968 51 Judges (Inquiry) Act

1.29 1970 28 Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act

1.30 1971 70 Contempt of Courts Act

1.31 1976 57 High Court at Patna (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act

1.32 1976 77 Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act

1.33 1981 26 High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act

1.34 1984 61 Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act

1.35 1984 66 Family Courts Act

1.36 1985 59 Judges (Protection) Act

1.37 1992 27 Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act

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1.38 2009 4 Gram Nyayalayas Act

See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

Union Territories (Stamp and Court-fees Laws) Act

2 Agriculture and Animal 2.1 1879 17 Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act

Husbandry
2.2 1884 12 Agriculturists' Loans Act

2.3 1962 26 National Co-operative Development Corporation Act

2.4 1966 54 Seeds Act

2.5 1983 29 National Oil Seeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act

2.6 1987 37 National Dairy Development Board Act

2.7 1992 12 Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act

2.8 2001 53 Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Right Act

2.9 2005 24 Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act

See Also,

Trade and Commerce:

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Act, 1985 Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

Cotton Copra and Vegetable Oils Cess (Abolition) Act

Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act

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3 Alternative Dispute
Resolution

3.1 1987 39 Legal Services Authorities Act

3.2 1996 26 Arbitration and Conciliation Act

See Also,

Civil Procedure:

Goa, Daman and Diu (Extension of the Code of Civil

Procedure and the Arbitration Act) Act

4 Banking and Insurance 4.1 1873 5 Government Savings Banks Act

4.2 1934 2 Reserve Bank of India Act

4.3 1938 4 Insurance Act

4.4 1948 62 Reserve Bank (Transfer of Public Ownership) Act

4.5 1949 10 Banking Regulation Act

4.6 1950 * State Bank of (Samastha) Act

4.7 1953 54 Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

4.8 1955 23 State Bank of India Act

4.9 1956 31 Life Insurance Corporation Act

4.10 1956 79 State Bank of Hyderabad Act

4.11 1959 38 State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act

4.12 1962 56 State Associated Banks (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

4.13 1965 23 Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative Societies) Act

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4.14 1970 5 Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

4.15 1972 57 General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act

4.16 1976 21 Regional Rural Banks Act

4.17 1976 72 Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlement) Act

4.18 1980 40 Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

4.19 1981 28 Export-Import Bank of India Act

4.20 1981 61 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act

4.21 1982 62 State Bank of Sikkim (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act

4.22 1985 3 General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act

4.23 1987 53 National Housing Bank Act

4.24 1989 39 Small Industries Development Bank of India Act

4.25 1997 7 Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act

4.26 1999 41 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act

4.27 2003 53 Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act

State Bank of Saurashtra (Repeal) and the State Bank of India (Subsidiary
Banks) Amendment

4.28 2009 48 Act, 2009

See Also,

Environmental Law:

Public Liability Insurance Act

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5 Charitable and Religious

Institutions; Co-operative 5.1 1860 21 Societies Registration Act

Societies 5.2 1863 20 Religious Endowments Act

5.3 1880 1 Religious Societies Act

5.4 1890 6 Charitable Endowments Act

5.5 1899 23 Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act

5.6 1912 2 Co-operative Societies Act

5.7 1913 6 Mussalman Wakf Validating Act

5.8 1920 14 Charitable and Religious Trusts Act

5.9 1920 15 Indian Red Cross Society Act

5.10 1923 42 Mussalman Wakf Act

5.11 1925 24 Sikh Gurdwaras (Supplementary) Act

5.12 1930 32 Mussalman Wakf Validating Act

5.13 1955 36 Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act

5.14 1959 29 Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) Act

5.15 1971 82 Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act

5.16 1988 41 Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act

5.17 1988 54 Auroville Foundation Act

5.18 1991 42 Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act

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5.19 1995 43 Wakf Act

5.20 2002 35 Haj Committee Act

5.21 2002 39 Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act

6 Citizenship; Admission
into, Emigration to, and 6.1 1875 9 Majority Act
Expulsion
6.2 1920 34 Passport (Entry into India) Act
from, India; and Cross-
border 6.3 1939 16 Registration of Foreigners Act

Movement 6.4 1946 31 Foreigners Act

6.5 1948 58 Exchange of Prisoners Act

6.6 1950 10 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act

6.7 1955 57 Citizenship Act

6.8 1962 34 Extradition Act

6.9 1962 42 Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act

6.10 1967 15 Passports Act

6.11 1983 31 Emigration Act

6.12 1983 39 Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act

6.13 2000 52 Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act

6.14 2003 49 Repatriation of Prisoners Act

6.15 2010 31 Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010

7 Civil Procedure 7.1 1855 12 Legal Representatives' Suits Act

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7.2 1872 1 Indian Evidence Act

7.3 1887 7 Suits Valuation Act

7.4 1891 18 Bankers' Books Evidence Act

7.5 1908 5 Code of Civil Procedure

7.6 1908 16 Registration Act

7.7 1921 18 Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act

7.8 1932 11 Public Suits Validation Act

7.9 1939 30 Commercial Documents Evidence Act

7.10 1963 36 Limitation Act

Goa, Daman and Diu (Extension of the Code of Civil Procedure and the
7.11 1965 30 Arbitration Act) Act

7.12 1969 44 Oaths Act

7.13 1978 14 Interest Act

7.14 1985 21 Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act

See Also,

Media, Communications and Publishing:

Information Technology Act

8 Consumer Affairs 8.1 1937 1 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act

8.2 1951 39 Marking of Heavy Packages Act

8.3 1958 57 Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi Repeal) Act

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Standards of Weights and Measures (Extension to Kohima and Mokokchung
8.4 1967 25 Districts) Act

8.5 1986 68 Consumer Protection Act

8.6 2010 1 Legal Metrology Act, 2009

9 Contracts and Torts 9.1 1855 13 Fatal Accidents Act

9.2 1871 1 Cattle-trespass Act

9.3 1872 9 Indian Contract Act

9.4 1882 7 Powers-of-Attorney Act

9.5 1930 3 Sale of Goods Act

9.6 1932 9 Indian Partnership Act

9.7 1963 47 Specific Relief Act

10 Corporate Laws 10.1 1949 7 Scheduled Securities (Hyderabad) Act

10.2 1951 54 Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act

10.3 1960 63 Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividends) Act

10.4 2003 12 Competition Act, 2002

10.5 2004 1 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003

10.6 2007 50 Tyre Corporation of India Limited (Disinvestment of Ownership) Act

10.7 2009 6 Limited Liability Partnership Act

10.8 2013 18 Companies Act, 2013

See Also,

Legal, Medical and Other Professionals:

Company Secretaries Act

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11 Criminal Justice 11.1 1854 16 Police, Agra

11.2 1856 20 Bengal Chaukidari Act

11.3 1857 21 Howrah Offences Act

11.4 1859 12 Calcutta Pilots Act

11.5 1859 24 Madras District Police Act

11.6 1860 45 Indian Penal Code

11.7 1861 5 Police Act

11.8 1867 3 Public Gambling Act

11.9 1871 4 Coroners Act

11.10 1873 16 North-Western Provinces Village and Road Police Act

11.11 1876 19 Dramatic Performances Act

11.12 1881 13 Fort William Act

11.13 1888 3 Police Act

11.14 1894 9 Prisons Act

11.15 1900 3 Prisoners Act

11.16 1908 6 Explosive Substances Act

11.17 1908 14 Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act

11.18 1911 10 Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act

11.19 1920 33 Identification of Prisoners Act

11.20 1922 22 Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act

11.21 1923 19 Official Secrets Act

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11.22 1925 8 Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act

11.23 1932 23 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act

11.24 1932 24 Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act

11.25 1934 27 Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act

11.26 1938 20 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act

11.27 1946 25 Delhi Special Police Establishment Act

11.28 1948 52 Bombay Public Security Measures (Delhi Amendment) Act

11.29 1949 64 Police Act

11.30 1949 66 Central Reserve Police Force Act

11.31 1950 29 Transfer of Prisoners Act

11.32 1952 60 Commissions of Inquiry Act

11.33 1952 63 State Armed Police Forces (Extension of Laws) Act

11.34 1955 32 Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act

11.35 1956 104 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act

11.36 1957 23 Railway Protection Force Act

11.37 1958 20 Probation of Offenders Act

11.38 1959 54 Arms Act (Reprint 1967).

11.39 1966 33 Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act

11.40 1967 16 Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act

11.41 1967 37 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

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11.42 1971 69 Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act

11.43 1974 2 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

11.44 1974 12 Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act

11.45 1976 106 Untouchability (Offences) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision Act

11.46 1978 34 Delhi Police Act

11.47 1980 65 National Security Act

11.48 1983 32 Punjab Disturbed Areas Act

11.49 1983 33 Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act

11.50 1984 3 Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act

11.51 1985 58 Intelligence Organisations (Restriction on Rights) Act

11.52 1985 61 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

11.53 1986 47 National Security Guard Act

11.54 1988 34 Special Protection Group Act

11.55 1988 46 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

11.56 1988 49 Prevention of Corruption Act

11.57 1989 33 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

11.58 1993 36 SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act

11.59 2004 26 Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act

11.60 2006 49 Indian Rifles (Repeal) Act

11.61 2008 34 National Investigation Agency Act

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11.62 2012 32 Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012

See Also,

Civil Procedure:

Bankers' Books Evidence Act

Commercial Documents Evidence Act

Oaths Act

Indian Evidence Act

Financial Laws:

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act

Government Employees:

Central Vigilance Commission Act

Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

12 Defence of India and

Armed Forces 12.1 1888 4 Indian Reserve Forces Act

12.2 1892 5 Bengal Military Police Act

12.3 1903 7 Works of Defence Act

12.4 1923 6 Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act

12.5 1923 7 Indian Naval Armament Act

12.6 1925 4 Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act

12.7 1938 5 Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act

12.8 1947 15 Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act

12.9 1947 16 Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Act

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12.10 1948 31 National Cadet Corps Act

12.11 1948 56 Territorial Army Act

12.12 1949 8 Seaward Artillery Practice Act

12.13 1950 40 Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act

12.14 1950 45 Air Force Act

12.15 1950 46 Army Act

12.16 1952 62 Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act

12.17 1954 31 Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act

12.18 1955 19 Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act

12.19 1956 53 Lok Sahayak Sena Act (Reprint)

12.20 1957 46 Cantonments (Extension of Rent Control Laws) Act

12.21 1957 62 Navy Act

12.22 1958 28 Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act

12.23 1962 51 Defence of India Act

12.24 1968 27 Civil Defence Act

12.25 1968 34 Enemy Property Act

12.26 1968 47 Border Security Force Act

12.27 1971 59 Naval and Aircraft Prize Act

12.28 1972 28 National Service Act

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12.29 1983 34 Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act

12.30 1990 21 Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act

12.31 1992 35 Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act

12.32 2006 41 Cantonments Act

12.33 2006 47 Assam Rifles Act

12.34 2007 53 Sashastra Seema Bal Act

See Also,

Government Employees:

Railways Employment of Members of the Armed Forces Act

13 Delimitation and Elections

13.1 1950 43 Representation of the People Act

13.2 1951 43 Representation of the People Act

13.3 1952 31 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act

13.4 1956 88 Representation of the People (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

13.5 1959 10 Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act

13.6 1965 49 Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act

13.7 1968 3 Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People (Supplementary) Act

13.8 1976 10 Election Laws (Extension to Sikkim) Act

13.9 1977 16 Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act

Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and

13.10 1991 11 Transaction of Business) Act

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13.11 2002 33 Delimitation Act

14 Education 14.1 1956 3 University Grants Commission Act

14.2 1960 39 Delhi Primary Education Act

14.3 1973 18 Delhi School Education Act

14.4 1987 52 All India Council for Technical Education Act

14.5 1993 73 National Council for Teacher Education Act

14.6 2005 2 National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004

14.7 2007 5 Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act

14.8 2009 9 Science and Engineering Research Board Act

14.9 2009 35 Right of Childern to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

15 Energy Laws 15.1 1857 5 Oriental Gas Company

15.2 1867 11 Oriental Gas Company

15.3 1934 30 Petroleum Act

15.4 1948 14 Damodar Valley Corporation Act

15.5 1948 53 Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act

15.6 1957 20 Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act

15.7 1962 33 Atomic Energy Act

15.8 1962 50 Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act

15.9 1971 54 Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and Validation
Act

69
15.10 1974 28 Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act

15.11 1974 47 Oil Industry (Development) Act

15.12 2000 45 Coal India (Regulation of Transfer and Validation) Act

15.13 2001 52 Energy Conservation Act

15.14 2003 36 Electricity Act

15.15 2006 19 Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act

15.16 2010 38 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010

16 Environmental Law 16.1 1879 6 Elephants' Preservation Act

16.2 1882 21 Madras Forest (Validation) Act

16.3 1897 4 Indian Fisheries Act

16.4 1912 8 Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act

16.5 1927 16 Indian Forest Act

16.6 1960 59 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

16.7 1972 53 Wild Life (Protection) Act

16.8 1974 6 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

16.9 1980 69 Forest (Conservation) Act

16.10 1981 14 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

16.11 1986 29 Environment (Protection) Act

16.12 1991 6 Public Liability Insurance Act

16.13 2003 18 Biological Diversity Act, 2002

70
See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess

Act Social Welfare:

Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers

(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act

17 Financial Laws 17.1 1855 28 Usury Laws Repeal Act

17.2 1876 15 Bombay Municipal Debentures Act

17.3 1881 26 Negotiable Instruments Act

17.4 1909 3 Presidency-towns Insolvency Act

17.5 1914 9 Local Authorities Loans Act

17.6 1917 18 Post Office Cash Certificates Act

17.7 1918 10 Usurious Loans Act

17.8 1920 5 Provincial Insolvency Act

17.9 1944 18 Public Debt Act

17.10 1950 49 Contingency Fund of India Act

17.11 1951 33 Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

17.12 1951 63 State Financial Corporations Act

17.13 1952 74 Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act

17.14 1956 42 Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act

17.15 1959 46 Government Savings Certificates Act (Reprint)

17.16 1961 47 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act

71
17.17 1963 21 Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act

17.18 1964 28 Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act

17.19 1968 60 State Agricultural Credit Corporation Act

17.20 1974 37 Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act

17.21 1974 52 Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act

17.22 1976 13 Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act

17.23 1978 11 High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act

17.24 1978 21 Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

17.25 1978 43 Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act

17.26 1979 24 Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act

17.27 1982 40 Chit Funds Act

17.28 1983 48 Public Financial Institutions (Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy) Act

17.29 1988 45 Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act

Remittances of Foreign Exchange and Investment in Foreign Exchange Bonds

17.30 1991 41 (Immunities and Exemptions) Act

17.31 1992 15 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act

17.32 1993 25 Gold Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act

17.33 1996 22 Depositories Act

17.34 1999 42 Foreign Exchange Management Act

72
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
17.35 2002 54 Security Interest Act

17.36 2002 58 Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act

17.37 2003 15 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

17.38 2003 39 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act

17.39 2005 30 Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act

17.40 2006 38 Government Securities Act

17.41 2007 51 Payment of Settlement Systems Act

17.42 2010 42 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

17.43 2011 11 Coinage Act, 2011

17.44 2012 12 Factoring Regulation Act, 2011

17.45 2013 23 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013

18 Food and Public

Distribution 18.1 1934 15 Sugarcane Act

18.2 1955 10 Essential Commodities Act

18.3 1961 55 Sugar (Regulation of Production) Act

18.4 1962 58 Warehousing Corporations Act

18.5 1964 37 Food Corporations Act

18.6 1965 20 Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act

18.7 1965 42 Cardamom Act

73
18.8 1976 31 Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act

Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential

18.9 1980 7 Commodities Act

18.10 1982 4 Sugar Development Fund Act

18.11 2007 37 Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act

18.12 2013 20 National Food Security Act, 2013

See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

U.P. Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Act

Sugar Cess Act

19 Government Employees 19.1 1850 12 Public Accountants' Defaults Act

19.2 1850 37 Public Servants (Inquiries) Act

19.3 1857 7 Madras Uncovenanted Officers' Act

19.4 1871 23 Pensions Act

19.5 1919 1 Local Authorities Pensions and Gratuities Act

19.6 1951 61 All-India Services Act

19.7 1957 44 Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act

19.8 1963 45 Administrators-General Act

19.9 1965 40 Railways Employment of Members of the Armed Forces Act

19.10 1965 50 Goa, Daman and Diu (Absorbed Employees) Act

74
Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and
Production of Documents)

19.11 1972 18 Act

19.12 1972 59 Former Secretary of State Service Officers (Conditions of Service) Act

19.13 1975 19 All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act

19.14 1976 59 Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service

of Employees)

19.15 1988 44 Act

See Also,

Criminal Justice:

Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act,

Prevention of Corruption Act

20 Industries 20.1 1884 4 Explosives Act

20.2 1886 5 Mirzapur Stone Mahal Act

20.3 1913 5 White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act

20.4 1923 5 Indian Boilers Act

20.5 1951 65 Industries (Development and Regulation) Act

20.6 1952 20 Inflammable Substances Act

20.7 1953 45 Coir Industry Act

20.8 1956 61 Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act

75
20.9 1957 67 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act

20.10 1968 50 Central Industrial Security Force Act

Public Sector Iron and Steel Companies (Restructuring) and Miscellaneous

20.11 1978 16 Provisions Act

20.12 1983 35 Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act

Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as

20.13 1987 16 Mining Leases) Act

20.14 1995 44 Technology Development Board Act

20.15 1999 40 Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment and Validation) Act

20.16 2003 17 Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002

20.17 2006 27 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006

See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act

21 Institutions of National
and Cultural Importance 21.1 1903 10 Victoria Memorial Act

21.2 1904 7 Ancient Monuments Preservation Act

21.3 1910 10 Indian Museum Act

21.4 1948 51 Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act

21.5 1951 25 Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act

21.6 1951 41 Rajghat Samadhi Act

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21.7 1958 24 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act

21.8 1959 57 Indian Statistical Institute Act

21.9 1961 26 Salar Jung Museum Act

21.10 1962 13 Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Act

21.11 1964 14 Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act

21.12 1969 43 Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act

21.13 1975 22 Rampur Raza Library Act

21.14 1976 76 National Library of India Act

21.15 1984 5 Asiatic Society Act

21.16 1994 6 Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993

21.17 2001 29 Indian Council of World Affairs Act

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and

21.18 2010 10 Validation) Act, 2010

22 Intellectual Property Law 22.1 1950 78 Khaddar (Protection of Name) Act

22.2 1957 14 Copyright Act

22.3 1970 39 Patents Act (Reprint)

22.4 1999 47 Trade Marks Act

22.5 1999 48 Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act

22.6 2000 16 Designs Act

22.7 2000 37 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act

77
23 International Relations

23.1 1874 4 Foreign Recruiting Act

23.2 1943 9 Reciprocity Act

23.3 1945 47 International Monetary Fund and Bank Act

23.4 1947 43 United Nations (Security Council) Act

23.5 1947 46 United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act

23.6 1947 47 Foreign Jurisdiction Act

23.7 1948 41 Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act

23.8 1958 42 International Finance Corporation (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act

23.9 1960 6 Geneva Conventions Act

23.10 1960 32 International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges)

Act

23.11 1966 18 Asian Development Bank Act

23.12 1972 43 Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act

Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and
23.13 1973 2 Kashmir) Act

23.14 1975 20 Tokyo Convention Act

23.15 1981 48 Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act

23.16 1982 1 African Development Fund Act

23.17 1982 65 Anti-Hijacking Act

78
23.18 1982 66 Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act

23.19 1983 13 African Development Bank Act

23.20 2000 34 Chemical Weapons Convention Act

The Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of

23.21 2005 21 Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005

24 Labour Laws 24.1 1858 1 Madras Compulsory Labour Act

24.2 1886 21 Oudh Wasikas Act

24.3 1923 8 Workmen's Compensation Act

24.4 1925 19 Provident Funds Act

24.5 1926 16 Trade Unions Act

24.6 1933 2 Children (Pledging of Labour) Act

24.7 1936 4 Payment of Wages Act

24.8 1938 24 Employers' Liability Act

24.9 1942 18 Weekly Holidays Act

24.10 1943 23 War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act

24.11 1946 20 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

24.12 1946 22 Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act

24.13 1947 14 Industrial Disputes Act

24.14 1948 9 Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act

24.15 1948 11 Minimum Wages Act

79
24.16 1948 34 Employees' State Insurance Act

24.17 1948 46 Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act

24.18 1948 63 Factories Act

24.19 1949 54 Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act

24.20 1951 69 Plantations Labour Act

24.21 1952 19 Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act

24.22 1952 35 Mines Act

Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and

Miscellaneous

24.23 1955 45 Provisions Act

24.24 1956 36 Industrial Disputes (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

24.25 1958 29 Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act

24.26 1959 31 Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act

24.27 1961 27 Motor Transport Workers Act

24.28 1961 52 Apprentices Act

24.29 1961 53 Maternity Benefit Act

24.30 1962 59 Personal Injuries (Emergency Provision) Act

24.31 1963 37 Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act

24.32 1965 21 Payment of Bonus Act

24.33 1966 32 Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act

80
24.34 1968 23 Public Provident Fund Act

24.35 1970 37 Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act

24.36 1970 51 Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act

24.37 1972 39 Payment of Gratuity Act

24.38 1972 62 Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act

24.39 1976 11 Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act

24.40 1976 19 Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act

24.41 1976 25 Equal Remuneration Act

Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare
24.42 1976 61 Fund Act

24.43 1976 62 Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act

24.44 1979 30 Inter-State Migrant Workmen Regulation of Employment and Condition of

Service) Act

24.45 1980 41 Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act

24.46 1981 33 Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act

24.47 1981 50 Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act

24.48 1986 27 Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund (Repeal) Act

24.49 1986 54 Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act

24.50 1986 61 Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers

24.51 1988 51 by certain Establishments) Act

81
24.52 1993 41 Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Amendment Act

24.53 1993 46 Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines

(Prohibition) Act

Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and

24.54 1996 27 Conditions of Service) Act

24.55 1997 31 Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act

24.56 2005 29 Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act

24.57 2005 42 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

24.58 2007 23 National Rural Employment Guarantee (Extension to Jammu And Kashmir)
Act

24.59 2008 33 Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and

24.60 2014 7 Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines

Labour Welfare Cess Act

Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act

Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act

Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess

Act Industries:

Dangerous Machines (Regulation)

Act Social Welfare:

82
Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their
Rehabilitation Act, 2013

25 Land Laws 25.1 1836 10 Bengal Indigo Contracts Act

25.2 1837 36 Madras Public Property Malversation Act

25.3 1850 25 Forfeited Deposits Act

25.4 1852 11 Bombay Rent-free Estates Act

25.5 1859 5 Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act

25.6 1863 19 Partition of Revenue-paying Estates

25.7 1863 23 Waste-Lands (Claims) Act

25.8 1866 26 Oudh Sub-settlement Act

25.9 1869 1 Oudh Estates Act

25.10 1870 24 Oudh Taluqdars' Relief Act

25.11 1876 6 Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act

25.12 1877 14 Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act

25.13 1883 10 Bikrama Singh's Estates Act

83
25.14 1883 19 Land Improvement Loans Act

25.15 1885 18 Land Acquisition (Mines) Act

25.16 1887 19 King of Oudh's Estate Act

25.17 1888 14 King of Oudh's Estate Act

25.18 1891 15 Murshidabad Act

25.19 1893 2 Porahat Estate Act

25.20 1917 12 King of Oudh's Estate Validation Act

25.21 1933 23 Murshidabad Estate Administration Act

25.22 1936 18 Red Cross Society (Allocation of Property) Act

25.23 1941 12 Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act

25.24 1948 26 Junagarh Administration (Property) Act

25.25 1948 60 Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act

25.26 1948 66 Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act

25.27 1949 2 Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act

25.28 1949 51 Requisitioned Land (Apportionment of Compensation) Act

25.29 1952 30 Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act

25.30 1954 23 State Acquisition of Lands for Union Purposes (Validation) Act

25.31 1956 96 Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act

25.32 1960 24 Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act

84
25.33 1960 33 Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act

25.34 1960 48 Mahendra Pratap Singh Estate (Repeal) Act

25.35 1962 31 Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act

25.36 1967 13 Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act

25.37 1969 42 Bihar Land Reforms Laws (Regulating Mines and Minerals) Validation Act

25.38 1971 40 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act

25.39 1972 30 Delhi Lands (Restriction on Transfer) Act

25.40 1993 33 Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act

25.41 1999 15 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

25.42 2013 30 Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

26 Land Revenue 26.1 1839 7 Madras Rent and Revenue Sales Act

26.2 1841 12 Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act

26.3 1842 13 Revenue, Bombay

26.4 1842 17 Revenue Commissioners, Bombay

26.5 1845 1 Sales of Land for Revenue Arrears

26.6 1847 9 Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Act

26.7 1848 20 Bengal Landholders' Attendance Act

26.8 1849 10 Madras Revenue Commissioner Act

26.9 1850 23 Calcutta Land-revenue Act

85
26.10 1851 12 Madras City Land Revenue Act

26.11 1853 6 Rent Recovery Act

26.12 1856 18 Calcutta Land-revenue Act

26.13 1859 11 Bengal Land-revenue Sales Act

26.14 1876 10 Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act

26.15 1881 18 Central Provinces Land-revenue Act

26.16 1887 17 Punjab Land-revenue Act

26.17 1890 1 Revenue Recovery Act

26.18 1892 10 Government Management of Private Estates Act

26.19 1908 13 Central Provinces Financial Commissioner’s Act

26.20 1960 43 Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act

27 Laws Relating to 27.1 1836 21 Bengal Districts Act

Administration and
Development of Local 27.2 1850 26 Improvements in Towns

Areas 27.3 1883 20 Punjab District Boards Act

27.4 1899 4 Government Buildings Act

27.5 1956 80 Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act

27.6 1957 42 Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act

27.7 1961 49 Assam Municipal (Manipur Amendment) Act

27.8 1971 76 Manipur (Hill Areas District Council) Act

27.9 1971 84 North-Eastern Council Act

27.10 1994 26 Manipur Panchayati Raj Act

86
27.11 1994 43 Manipur Municipalities Act

27.12 1996 40 Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act

28 Laws Relating to 28.1 1949 24 Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act

Administration of Union
Territories and Delhi 28.2 1957 61 Delhi Development Act

28.3 1957 66 Delhi Municipal Corporation Act

28.4 1961 35 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act

28.5 1962 1 Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Act

28.6 1962 49 Pondicherry (Administration) Act

28.7 1964 23 Delhi Delegation of Powers Act

28.8 1969 19 Union Territories (Separation of Judicial and Executive Functions) Act

28.9 1973 17 Capital of Punjab Development and Regulation (Chandigarh Amendment) Act

28.10 1974 1 Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973

28.11 1985 2 National Capital Region Planning Board Act

28.12 1988 2 Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987

28.13 1994 27 Punjab Gram Panchayat, Samities and Zilla Parishad (Chandigarh Repeal) Act

28.14 1994 44 New Delhi Municipal Council Act

28.15 1994 45 Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act

28.16 1999 6 Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998

28.17 2006 22 Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act

87
28.18 2006 44 Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act

28.19 2007 43 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act

28.20 2009 24 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act

28.21 2009 40 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2009

28.22 2011 5 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2011

28.23 2011 20 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011

29 Legal, Medical and Other

Professions 29.1 1879 18 Legal Practitioners Act

29.2 1916 7 Indian Medical Degrees Act

29.3 1926 38 Indian Bar Councils Act

29.4 1947 48 Indian Nursing Council Act

29.5 1948 8 Pharmacy Act

29.6 1948 16 Dentists Act

29.7 1949 38 Chartered Accountants Act

29.8 1952 53 Notaries Act

29.9 1956 4 Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act

29.10 1956 102 Indian Medical Council Act

29.11 1959 23 Cost and Works Accountants Act

29.12 1961 25 Advocates Act

88
29.13 1970 48 Indian Medicine Central Council Act

29.14 1972 20 Architects Act

29.15 1973 59 Homoeopathy Central Council Act

29.16 1980 56 Company Secretaries Act

29.17 1984 52 Indian Veterinary Council Act

29.18 2001 45 Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act

29.19 2006 35 Actuaries Act

30 Maritime Law; Shipping

and Inland Navigation 30.1 1838 19 Coasting Vessels Act

30.2 1846 3 Boundary-marks, Bombay

30.3 1853 11 Shore Nuisances (Bombay and Kolaba) Act

30.4 1881 16 Obstructions in Fairways Act

30.5 1908 15 Indian Ports Act

30.6 1917 1 Inland Vessels Act

30.7 1925 26 Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

30.8 1927 17 Light House Act

30.9 1948 33 Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act

30.10 1958 44 Merchant Shipping Act

30.11 1963 11 Marine Insurance Act

30.12 1963 38 Major Port Trusts Act

89
30.13 1966 4 Seamen's Provident Fund Act

30.14 1973 62 Konkan Passenger Ships (Acquisition) Act

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other

30.15 1976 80 Maritime Zones Act

30.16 1978 30 Coast Guard Act

30.17 1981 42 Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act

National Waterway (Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi Hooghly

30.18 1982 49 River) Act

30.19 1985 82 Inland Waterways Authority of India Act

30.20 1986 33 Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act

30.21 1986 66 Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act

30.22 1988 40 National Waterway (Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch of the Brahmaputra River) Act

National Waterway (Kollam-Kottapuram Stretch of West Coast Canal and

30.23 1992 25 Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals) Act

Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed

30.24 2002 69 Platforms on Continental Shelf Act

National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia

Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and
30.25 2008 23 Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act

See Also,

Trade and Commerce:

Marking of Heavy Packages Act

90
31 Media, Communications National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly
and Publishing Tank,

Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad-

31.1 2008 24 Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna) Act, 2008

31.2 1867 25 Press and Registration of Books Act

31.3 1885 13 Indian Telegraph Act

31.4 1898 6 Indian Post Office Act

31.5 1933 17 Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act

31.6 1950 74 Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act

31.7 1952 37 Cinematograph Act

31.8 1954 27 Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act

31.9 1956 45 Newspaper (Price and Page) Act

31.10 1956 93 Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act

31.11 1961 36 Newspaper (Price and Page Continuance) Act

31.12 1978 37 Press Council Act

31.13 1990 25 Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act

31.14 1995 7 Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act

31.15 1997 24 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act

31.16 2000 21 Information Technology Act

31.17 2007 11 Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharti) Act

91
32 Nationalisation 32.1 1971 63 Jayanti Shipping Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act

32.2 1971 64 Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions) Act

32.3 1971 65 Asian Refractories Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act

32.4 1972 36 Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act

32.5 1972 58 Indian Copper Corporation (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act

32.6 1972 72 Sick Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act

32.7 1972 78 Richardson and Cruddas Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)
Act

32.8 1973 15 Coal Mines (Taking Over of Management) Act

32.9 1973 26 Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act

32.10 1973 56 Alcock Ashdown Company Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act

32.11 1974 4 Esso (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act

32.12 1974 57 Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act

32.13 1976 2 Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act

32.14 1976 22 Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory Plant) Act

32.15 1976 89 Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act

Braithwaite and Company (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of

32.16 1976 96 Undertakings) Act

32.17 1976 97 Burn Company and Indian Standard Wagon Company (Nationalisation) Act

32.18 1976 98 Laxmirattan and Atherton West Cotton Mills (Taking Over of Management)
Act

92
32.19 1976 100 Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

Caltex [Acquisition of Shares of Caltex Oil Refining (India) Limited and of the
32.20 1977 17 Undertakings in India of Caltex (India) Limited] Act

Smith, Stainstreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of

32.21 1977 41 Undertakings) Act

Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of

32.22 1977 42 Undertakings) Act

32.23 1978 13 Hindustan Tractors Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

Britannia Engineering Company Limited (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur

Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of
32.24 1978 41 Undertakings) Act

32.25 1978 42 Bolani Ores Limited (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act

32.26 1978 49 Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act

32.27 1979 28 Kosangas Company (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act

32.28 1980 42 National Company (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Limited (Acquisition and Transfer

32.29 1980 58 of Undertakings) Act

32.30 1980 62 Jute Companies (Nationalisation) Act

32.31 1980 64 Maruti Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

Bird and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and

Other Properties)

32.32 1980 67 Act

32.33 1980 70 Hind Cycles Limited and Sen-Raleigh Limited (Nationalisation) Act

93
32.34 1981 29 British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act

32.35 1981 31 Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

Burmah Oil Company [Acquisition of Shares of Oil India Limited and of the
Undertakings in

India of Assam Oil Company Limited and the Burmah Oil Company (India
Trading) Limited]

32.36 1981 41 Act

Chaparmukh Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal Lalabazar Railway Line
(Nationalisation)

32.37 1982 36 Act

32.38 1982 50 Amritsar Oil Works (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act

32.39 1982 71 Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)
Act

32.40 1983 40 Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act

32.41 1983 41 Transformer and Switchgear Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of

Undertakings) Act

32.42 1984 16 Ganesh Flour Mills Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of
Undertakings) Act

Inchek Tyres Limited and National Rubber Manufacturers Limited

32.43 1984 17 (Nationalisation) Act

32.44 1984 33 Mogul Line Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act

Aluminium Corporation of India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Aluminium

Undertaking)

32.45 1984 43 Act

94
Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and
32.46 1984 55 Transfer of Undertakings) Act

32.47 1984 57 Bengal Immunity Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)
Act

32.48 1985 37 Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act

32.49 1985 83 Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act

Swadeshi Cotton Mills Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of

32.50 1986 30 Undertakings) Act

32.51 1987 36 Brentford Electric (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)
Act

32.52 1993 23 Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, the National Hydro-Electric

Power Corporation

Limited and the North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Acquisition

32.53 1993 24 and Transfer of Power Transmission Systems) Act

32.54 1993 65 Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act

32.55 1994 13 Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power

Transmission System)

32.56 1994 56 Act

32.57 1995 39 Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act

32.58 1997 17 Lalitkala Akademi (Taking Over of Management) Act

Parel Investments and Trading Private Limited and Domestic Gas Private
32.59 2005 14 Limited (Taking over of Management) Repeal Act

95
33 Ombudsman and 33.1 1971 56 Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service)
Monitoring Act

Bodies 33.2 2003 45 Central Vigilance Commission Act

33.3 2005 22 Right to Information Act

33.4 2014 1 Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013

33.5 2014 17 Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

34 Personal Laws 34.1 1850 21 Caste Disabilities Removal Act

34.2 1866 21 Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act

34.3 1869 4 Indian Divorce Act

34.4 1872 15 Indian Christian Marriage Act

34.5 1874 3 Married Women's Property Act

34.6 1880 12 Kazis Act

34.7 1892 2 Marriages Validation Act

34.8 1909 7 Anand Marriage Act

34.9 1916 15 Hindu Disposition of Property Act

34.10 1925 39 Indian Succession Act

34.11 1928 12 Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act

34.12 1930 30 Hindu Gains of Learning Act

34.13 1935 13 Jubbalpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act

34.14 1936 3 Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act

34.15 1936 16 Bangalore Marriages Validating Act

34.16 1937 19 Arya Marriage Validation Act

96
34.17 1937 26 Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act

34.18 1938 10 Cutchi Memons Act

34.19 1939 8 Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act

34.20 1948 40 Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act

34.21 1952 1 Part B States Marriages Validating Act

34.22 1954 43 Special Marriage Act

34.23 1955 25 Hindu Marriage Act

34.24 1956 30 Hindu Succession Act

34.25 1956 32 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act

34.26 1956 78 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

34.27 1959 48 Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act (Reprint 1976)

34.28 1959 61 Married Women's Property (Extension) Act

34.29 1960 19 Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act

34.30 1969 33 Foreign Marriage Act

34.31 1986 25 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act

See Also,

Women and Child Development:

Dowry Prohibition Act

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act

35 President, Parliament and

State Legislatures 35.1 1951 30 President's Emoluments and Pension Act

35.2 1952 58 Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act

97
35.3 1953 20 Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act

35.4 1954 30 Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act

35.5 1957 37 Legislative Councils Act

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Constitution and Proceedings)

35.6 1958 56 Validation Act

35.7 1963 20 Government of Union Territories Act

35.8 1968 61 Legislative Assembly of Nagaland (Change in Representation) Act

35.9 1969 16 President (Discharge of Functions) Act

35.10 1969 46 Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act

35.11 1973 50 Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act

35.12 1975 33 Kerala Legislative Assembly (Extension of Duration) Act

35.13 1976 28 Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act

35.14 1977 15 Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act

35.15 1977 33 Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act

35.16 1982 43 Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act

35.17 1992 1 Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991

35.18 1997 30 Vice-President's Pension Act

Leaders of Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament

35.19 1999 5 (Facilities) Act, 1998

35.20 2006 1 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005

98
35.21 2010 16 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010

36 Property Law 36.1 1878 6 Indian Treasure-trove Act

36.2 1882 2 Indian Trusts Act

36.3 1882 4 Transfer of Property Act

36.4 1882 5 Indian Easements Act

36.5 1891 8 Easements (Extending Act 5 of 1882)

36.6 1893 4 Partition Act

36.7 1893 6 Sir Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit

36.8 1895 15 Government Grants Act

36.9 1899 24 Central Provinces Court of Wards Act

36.10 1913 2 Official Trustees Act

36.11 1915 10 Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act

36.12 1929 21 Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act

36.13 1951 70 Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act

36.14 1954 15 Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act

36.15 1986 58 Delhi Apartment Ownership Act

37 Public Health 37.1 1897 3 Epidemic Diseases Act

37.2 1898 3 Lepers Act

37.3 1898 9 Live-stock Importation Act

99
37.4 1914 2 Destructive Insects and Pests Act

37.5 1919 12 Poisons Act

37.6 1940 23 Drugs and Cosmetics Act

37.7 1950 26 Drugs (Control) Act

37.8 1954 21 Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act

37.9 1968 46 Insecticides Act

37.10 1971 34 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of

Production, Supply and

37.11 1992 41 Distribution) Act

37.12 1994 42 Transplantation of Human Organs Act

37.13 1994 57 Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex

Selection) Act

Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and

37.14 2003 34 Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act

37.15 2006 34 Food Safety and Standards Act

37.16 2009 27 Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act

37.17 2010 23 Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010

See Also,

Criminal Justice:

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

100
38 Rent and Tenancy 38.1 1859 10 Bengal Rent Act

38.2 1885 8 Bengal Tenancy Act

38.3 1887 16 Punjab Tenancy Act

38.4 1898 11 Central Provinces Tenancy Act

38.5 1950 42 Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act

38.6 1952 38 Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act

38.7 1961 30 Delhi (Urban Areas) Tenants' Relief Act

38.8 1968 49 Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal) Act

38.9 1971 68 Uttar Pradesh Cantonments (Control of Rent and Eviction) Repeal Act

38.10 1974 54 East-Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Extension to Chandigarh) Act

38.11 1995 33 Delhi Rent Act

See Also,

Defence of India and Armed Forces:

Cantonments (Extension of Rent Control Laws) Act

39 Residuary Laws relating to

Administration 39.1 1862 3 Government Seal Act

39.2 1897 5 Amending Act

39.3 1897 10 General Clauses Act

39.4 1897 14 Indian Short Titles Act

39.5 1901 11 Amending Act

101
39.6 1903 1 Amending Act

40 Social Welfare 40.1 1948 12 Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act

40.2 1955 22 Protection of Civil Rights Act

40.3 1956 63 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act

40.4 1992 19 National Commission for Minorities Act

40.5 1992 34 Rehabilitation Council of India Act

40.6 1993 27 National Commission for Backward Classes Act

40.7 1993 64 National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act

40.8 1994 10 Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full

Participation)

40.9 1996 1 Act, 1995

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
40.10 1999 44 Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act

40.11 2005 53 Disaster Management Act

Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest

40.12 2007 2 Rights) Act

40.13 2007 56 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act

Prohibition of Employment as Manual

40.14 2013 25 Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013

102
See Also,

Criminal Justice:

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of

Atrocities) Act

Financial Laws:

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013

41 State Re-organisation and

Extension of Laws 41.1 1847 1 Boundaries

41.2 1855 37 Sonthal Parganas Act

41.3 1857 10 Sonthal Parganas Act

41.4 1871 21 Dehra Dun

41.5 1872 4 Punjab Laws Act

41.6 1874 15 Laws Local Extent Act

41.7 1875 20 Central Provinces Laws Act

41.8 1876 18 Oudh Laws Act

41.9 1879 19 Raipur and Khattra Laws Act

41.10 1890 20 United Provinces Act

41.11 1912 7 Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act

41.12 1912 13 Delhi Laws Act

41.13 1915 7 Delhi Laws Act

41.14 1941 4 Berar Laws Act

103
41.15 1949 20 West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act

41.16 1949 59 Merged States (Laws) Act

41.17 1950 30 Union Territories (Laws) Act

41.18 1950 67 Cooch-Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act

41.19 1951 3 Part B States (Laws) Act

41.20 1951 37 Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act

41.21 1951 47 Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act

41.22 1951 66 Part C States Miscellaneous Laws (Repealing) Act

41.23 1953 16 Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act

41.24 1953 30 Andhra State Act

41.25 1954 18 Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act

41.26 1954 20 Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act

41.27 1954 32 Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act

41.28 1954 36 Chandernagore (Merger) Act

41.29 1956 37 States Reorganisation Act

41.30 1956 40 Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act

41.31 1956 62 Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act

41.32 1957 38 Inter-State Corporation Act

41.33 1958 35 Manipur and Tripura (Repeal of Laws) Act

41.34 1959 47 Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act

104
41.35 1959 56 Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act

41.36 1960 11 Bombay Reorganisation Act

41.37 1960 57 British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act

41.38 1960 64 Acquired Territories (Merger) Act

41.39 1962 27 State of Nagaland Act

41.40 1966 31 Punjab Reorganisation Act

41.41 1968 24 Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act

41.42 1968 25 Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act

41.43 1968 26 Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act

41.44 1968 36 Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act

41.45 1969 55 Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act

41.46 1970 53 State of Himachal Pradesh Act

41.47 1971 81 North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act

41.48 1979 31 Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act

41.49 1986 34 State of Mizoram Act

41.50 1986 69 State of Arunachal Pradesh Act

41.51 1987 18 Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act

41.52 1993 44 Central Laws (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act

41.53 2000 28 Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act

41.54 2000 29 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act

105
41.55 2000 30 Bihar Reorganisation Act

41.56 2006 52 Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act

41.57 2011 15 Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011

41.58 2014 6 Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

42 Symbols, Records and

Statistics 42.1 1886 6 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act

42.2 1917 5 Destruction of Records Act

42.3 1948 37 Census Act

42.4 1950 12 Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act

42.5 1963 19 Official Languages Act

42.6 1969 18 Registration of Births and Deaths Act

42.7 1993 69 Public Records Act

42.8 2005 50 State Emblems of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act

42.9 2009 7 Collection of Statistics Act

43 Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws 43.1 1851 8 Indian Tolls Act

43.2 1857 4 Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act

43.3 1863 16 Excise (Spirits) Act

43.4 1864 15 Indian Tolls Act

43.5 1867 1 Ganges Tolls

43.6 1881 11 Municipal Taxation Act

106
43.7 1888 8 Indian Tolls Act

43.8 1890 13 Excise (Malt Liquors) Act

43.9 1899 2 Indian Stamp Act

43.10 1901 2 Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act

43.11 1931 16 Provisional Collection of Taxes Act

43.12 1941 25 Railways (Local Authorities' Taxation) Act

43.13 1944 1 Central Excises Act

43.14 1949 61 Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act

43.15 1950 33 Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act

43.16 1953 49 Salt Cess Act

43.17 1954 41 Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act

43.18 1955 16 Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act

43.19 1956 7 Sales Tax Laws Validation Act

43.20 1956 69 Terminal Tax on Railway Passengers Act

43.21 1956 74 Central Sales Tax Act

43.22 1957 27 Wealth-tax Act

43.23 1957 58 Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act

43.24 1958 18 Gift-tax Act

43.25 1959 42 Travancore-Cochin Vehicles Taxation (Amendment and Validation) Act

107
43.26 1960 38 Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act

43.27 1960 40 Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act

43.28 1961 4 U.P. Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Act

43.29 1961 33 Union Territories (Stamp and Court-fees Laws) Act

43.30 1961 43 Income-tax Act

43.31 1961 46 Voluntary Surrender of Salaries (Exemption from Taxation) Act

43.32 1962 52 Customs Act

43.33 1962 55 Manipur (Sales of Motor Spirit and Lubricants) Taxation Act

43.34 1962 57 Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act

43.35 1963 54 Central Boards of Revenue Act

43.36 1964 7 Companies (Profits) Surtax Act

43.37 1964 11 Taxation Laws (Continuation and Validation of Recovery Proceedings) Act

43.38 1965 41 Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

43.39 1971 20 Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and
Proceedings) Act

43.40 1972 25 Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act

43.41 1974 45 Interest-tax Act

43.42 1975 26 Tobacco Cess Act

43.43 1975 43 Delhi Sales Tax Act

108
43.44 1975 51 Customs Tariff Act

Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour
43.45 1976 55 Welfare Cess Act

43.46 1976 56 Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act

43.47 1976 91 Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act

43.48 1977 36 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act

43.49 1978 40 Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act

43.50 1979 12 Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Act

43.51 1980 54 Hotel-Receipts Tax Act

43.52 1981 30 Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act

43.53 1982 3 Sugar Cess Act

43.54 1983 28 Jute Manufactures Cess Act

43.55 1986 5 Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985

43.56 1986 32 Research and Development Cess Act

43.57 1986 46 Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

43.58 1987 4 Cotton Copra and Vegetable Oils Cess (Abolition) Act

43.59 1987 35 Expenditure-tax Act

43.60 1992 16 Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act

43.61 1996 28 Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act

43.62 2000 20 Direct-Tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act

109
43.63 2002 36 Foreign Aircraft (Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Fuel and Lubricants)
Act

43.64 2004 25 Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Act

43.65 2005 27 Bihar Value Added Tax Act

43.66 2006 24 Cess Laws (Repealing and Amending) Act

43.67 2006 30 Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006

43.68 2006 46 Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act

See Also,

Financial Laws:

Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act

Remittances of Foreign Exchange and Investment in Foreign

Exchange Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act

Gold Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act

44 Textiles 44.1 1948 61 Central Silk Board Act

44.2 1963 41 Textiles Committee Act

44.3 1983 27 Jute Manufacturers Development Council Act

44.4 1985 22 Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act

44.5 1987 10 Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act

44.6 1987 14 Mental Health Act

44.7 2009 12 National Jute Board Act

See Also,

Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws:

110
Jute Manufactures Cess Act

45 Trade and Commerce 45.1 1838 5 Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act

45.2 1854 5 Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act

45.3 1856 9 Indian Bills of Lading Act

45.4 1867 22 Sarais Act

45.5 1942 7 Coffee Act

45.6 1947 24 Rubber Act

45.7 1953 29 Tea Act

45.8 1955 42 Prize Competitions Act

45.9 1956 90 Faridabad Development Corporation Act

45.10 1963 22 Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act

45.11 1972 13 Marine Products Export Development Authority Act

45.12 1972 52 Antiquities and Art Treasures Act

45.13 1975 4 Tobacco Board Act

45.14 1979 5 Coconut Development Board Act

45.15 1986 2 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,
1985

45.16 1986 10 Spices Board Act

45.17 1986 63 Bureau of Indian Standards Act

111
45.18 1992 22 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act

45.19 1998 17 Lotteries (Regulation) Act

45.20 2005 28 Special Economic Zones Act

45.21 2006 32 Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control (Repeal) Act

See Also,

Transportation and Infrastructure:

Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act

Admission into, Emigration to, and Expulsion from,

India: Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010

46 Transportation and
Infrastructure 46.1 1855 32 Bengal Embankment Act

46.2 1861 16 Stage-Carriages Act

46.3 1873 8 Northern India Canal and Drainage Act

46.4 1878 17 Northern India Ferries Act

46.5 1879 14 Hackney-carriage Act

46.6 1886 11 Indian Tramways Act

46.7 1902 4 Indian Tramways Act

46.8 1905 4 Indian Railway Board Act

46.9 1934 22 Aircraft Act

46.10 1950 64 Road Transport Corporations Act

46.11 1951 51 Railway Companies (Emergency Provisions) Act

112
46.12 1956 48 National Highways Act

46.13 1956 49 River Boards Act

46.14 1966 29 Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act

46.15 1972 69 Carriage by Air Act

46.16 1976 63 Betwa River Board Act

46.17 1978 33 Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act

46.18 1980 46 Brahmaputra Board Act

46.19 1985 10 Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions
Act

46.20 1988 59 Motor Vehicles Act

46.21 1988 68 National Highways Authority of India Act

46.22 1989 24 Railways Act

46.23 1993 28 Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act

46.24 1993 49 Betwa River Board (Amendment) Act

46.25 1994 55 Airports Authority of India Act

46.26 2000 54 Central Road Fund Act

46.27 2002 60 Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act

46.28 2003 13 Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002

46.29 2007 41 Carriage by Road Act

46.30 2008 27 Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act

See Also,

Criminal Justice:

113
Railway Protection Force Act,

Tokyo Convention Act

47 Tribunals 47.1 1956 33 Inter-State River Water Disputes Act

47.2 1985 13 Administrative Tribunals Act

47.3 1986 19 Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act

47.4 1987 54 Railway Claims Tribunal Act

47.5 1993 51 Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act

47.6 2005 49 National Tax Tribunal Act

47.7 2007 55 Armed Forces Tribunal Act

47.8 2010 19 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

48 Universities and Technical 48.1 1915 16 Banaras Hindu University Act

Institutions
48.2 1920 40 Aligarh Muslim University Act

48.3 1922 8 Delhi University Act

48.4 1951 29 Visva-Bharati Act

48.5 1956 25 All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act

48.6 1961 59 Institutes of Technology Act

48.7 1966 51 Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act

48.8 1966 53 Jawaharlal Nehru University Act

48.9 1970 16 Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act

48.10 1973 24 North-Eastern Hill University Act

114
48.11 1974 39 University of Hyderabad Act

Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital (Acquisition and Miscellaneous

48.12 1977 34 Provisions) Act

48.13 1980 52 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,
Trivandrum, Act

48.14 1985 50 Indira Gandhi National Open University Act

48.15 1985 53 Pondicherry University Act

48.16 1988 58 Jamia Millia Islamia Act

48.17 1989 23 Assam University Act

48.18 1989 35 Nagaland University Act

48.19 1992 40 Central Agricultural University Act

48.20 1993 45 Tezpur University Act

48.21 1994 58 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act

48.22 1997 2 Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996

48.23 1997 3 Mahatama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Act, 1996

48.24 1998 13 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act

48.25 2000 8 Mizoram University Act

48.26 2005 26 University of Allahabad Act

48.27 2005 54 Manipur University Act

48.28 2006 28 National Institute of Fashion Technology Act

115
48.29 2007 7 English and Foreign Languages University Act

48.30 2007 8 Rajiv Gandhi University Act

48.31 2007 9 Tripura University Act

48.32 2007 10 Sikkim University Act

48.33 2007 29 National Institutes of Technology Act

48.34 2007 52 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act

48.35 2007 54 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Act

Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research,

48.36 2008 19 Puducherry Act

48.37 2008 22 Indian Maritime University Act

48.38 2009 8 South Asian University Act

48.39 2009 25 Central University Act

48.40 2010 39 Nalanda University Act, 2010

48.41 2012 13 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 2011

48.42 2012 35 Rajiv Gandhi National Institutes of Youth Development Act, 2012

48.43 2012 38 National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012

48.44 2013 26 The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013

48.45 2014 10 Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014

48.46 2014 18 National Institute of Design Act, 2014

116
49 Woman and Child
Development 49.1 1890 8 Guardians and Wards Act

49.2 1897 8 Reformatory Schools Act

49.3 1925 35 Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act

49.4 1956 105 Women's and Children's Institutions (Licensing) Act

49.5 1960 10 Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act

49.6 1961 28 Dowry Prohibition Act

49.7 1986 60 Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act

49.8 1988 3 Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987

49.9 1990 20 National Commission for Women Act

49.10 2000 56 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act

49.11 2005 43 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

49.12 2006 4 Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

49.13 2007 6 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act

49.14 2013 14 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Protection and

Redressal) Act, 2013

See Also

Public Health:

Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of

Production, Supply and Distribution) Act

117
Labour:

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

Criminal Justice: Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012

118
Appendix – II
(refer para of the report)

LAWS RECOMMENDED FOR REPEAL BY VARIOUS COMMISSIONS BUT NOT UNDERTAKEN

FOR REPEAL BY GOVERNMENT

S. NAME OF THE LAW NAME OF THE NAME OF THE

NO. REPORT(S) WHICH CONCERNED
RECOMMENDS REPEAL DEPARTMENT
(TENTATIVE)

1. The Livestock Importation Act, 1898 PC Jain Commission Department of Animal

Report (Appendix A-1) Husbandry, Dairying
and Fisheries,
Ministry of
Agriculture

2. The Tobacco Board Act, 1975 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-1) Commerce, Ministry
of Commerce and
Industry

3. The Finance Commission PC Jain Commission Department of

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 Report (Appendix A-1) Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance

4. The Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act, PC Jain Commission Department of

1963 Report (Appendix A-1) Economic Affairs,
and 159th LCI Report Ministry of Finance

5. The Additional Emoluments PC Jain Commission Department of

(Compulsory Deposit) Act, 1974 Report (Appendix A-1) Economic Affairs,
and 159th LCI Report Ministry of Finance

6. The Shipping Development Fund PC Jain Commission Department of

Committee (Abolition) Act, 1986 Report (Appendix A-1) Financial Services,
and 159th LCI Report Ministry of Finance

7. The Gift-Tax Act, 1958 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

8. The Central Excise Laws (Amendment PC Jain Commission Department of

and Validation) Act, 1982 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
and 159th LCI Report Finance

9. The Mineral Products (Additional PC Jain Commission Department of

Duties of Excise and Customs) Act, Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
1958 and 159th LCI Report Finance

10. The Young Persons (Harmful PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

Publications) Act, 1956 Report (Appendix A-1) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

119
11. The Indian Law Reports Act, 1875 PC Jain Commission Legislative
Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
and 96th LCI Report of Law and Justice

12. The Continuance of Legal Proceedings PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,

Act, 1948 Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Law and
and 96th LCI Report Justice

13. The Oriental Gas Company (Act 5 of PC Jain Commission Ministry of Petroleum
1857) Report (Appendix A-1) and Natural Gas
and 96th LCI Report

14. The Oriental Gas Company, 1867 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Petroleum
Report (Appendix A-1) and Natural Gas
and 96th LCI Report

15. The Ganges Tolls Act, 1857 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
and 96th LCI Report Finance

16. Amending Act, 1897 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

17. The Amending Act, 1901 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

18. The Amending Act, 1903 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

19. The Boundaries Act, 1847 PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

20. The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) PC Jain Commission Department of

Act, 1969 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

21. The Coasting Vessels Act, 1838 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Shipping
Report (Appendix A-1)

22. The Deposit Insurance Corporation PC Jain Commission Department of

(Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Report (Appendix A-1) Financial Services,
Act, 1978 Ministry of Finance

23. The Excise (Malt Liquors) Act, 1890 PC Jain Commission Department of
Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

24. The Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 PC Jain Commission Department of Legal
Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs, Ministry of
Law and Justice

120
25. The Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 PC Jain Commission Legislative
Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

26. The Industrial Disputes (Amendment PC Jain Commission Ministry of Labour

and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Report (Appendix A-1) and Employment
1956

27. The Land Acquisition (Amendment) PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Act, 1962 Report (Appendix A-1) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

28. The Land Acquisition (Amendment and PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Validation) Act, 1967 Report (Appendix A-1) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

29. The Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

30. The Legal Practitioner’s Act, 1879 PC Jain Commission Department of Legal
Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs, Ministry of
Law and Justice

31. The Parliamentary Proceedings PC Jain Commission Legislative

(Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
1976 of Law and Justice

32. The Railway Companies (Emergency PC Jain Commission Ministry of Railways

Provisions) Act, 1951 Report (Appendix A-1)

33. The Rent Recovery Act, 1853 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-1) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

34. The Reserve Bank of India PC Jain Commission Department of

(Amendment and Miscellaneous Report (Appendix A-1) Financial Services,
Provisions) Act, 1953 Ministry of Finance

35. The Tobacco Cess Act, 1975 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

36. The Easements (Extending) Act, 1891 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

37. The Foreign Recruitment Act, 1874 PC Jain Commission Ministry of External
Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs

38. The Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Railways
Report (Appendix A-1)

39. The Trading with the Enemy PC Jain Commission Department of Internal
(Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Report (Appendix A-1) Security, Ministry of
Act, 1947 Home Affairs

121
40. The Pondicherry (Extension Of Laws) PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Act, 1968 Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

41. The Central Laws (Extension to Jammu PC Jain Commission Department of Jammu
and Kashmir) Act, 1968 Report (Appendix A-1) and Kashmir, Ministry
of Home Affairs

42. The Central Labour Laws (Extension to PC Jain Commission Department of Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1970 Report (Appendix A-1) and Kashmir, Ministry
of Home Affairs

43. The Central Laws (Extension to PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993 Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

44. The Diplomatic and Consular Officers PC Jain Commission Ministry of External
(Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs
and Kashmir) Act, 1973

45. The Goa, Daman and Diu (Extension of PC Jain Commission Department of States,
the Code of Civil Procedure and the Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Arbitration) Act, 1965 Affairs

46. The Miscellaneous Personal Laws PC Jain Commission Legislative

(Extension) Act, 1959 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

47. The Taxation Laws (Extension to PC Jain Commission Department of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1954 Report (Appendix A-1) and Kashmir, Ministry
of Home Affairs

48. The Taxation Laws (Extension to PC Jain Commission Department of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1972 Report (Appendix A-1) and Kashmir, Ministry
of Home Affairs

49. The Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of PC Jain Commission Ministry of Tribal

Laws) Act, 1951 Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs

50. The Scheduled Areas Act, 1953 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Tribal
Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs

51. The Shillong (Rifle Range Umlong) PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
1954 Affairs

52. The West Godavari District PC Jain Commission Department of States,

(Assimilation of Laws on Federal Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Subjects) Acts, 1949 Affairs

53. The Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

54. The Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act, 1954 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

122
55. The Central Provinces (Laws) Act, PC Jain Commission Department of States,
1875 Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

56. The Cooch-Behar Assimilation of Laws PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Act, 1950 Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

57. The Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of PC Jain Commission Department of Jammu
Laws) Act, 1956 Report (Appendix A-1) and Kashmir, Ministry
of Home Affairs

58. The Manipur and Tripura (Repeal of PC Jain Commission Legislative

Laws) Act, 1958 Report (Appendix A-1 Department, Ministry
and Appendix A-5) of Law and Justice

59. The Married Women’s Property PC Jain Commission Legislative

(Extension) Act, 1959 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

60. The Opium and Revenue Laws PC Jain Commission Department of

(Extension of Application) Act, 1950 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

61. The Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Home
Affairs

62. The Union Duties of Excise PC Jain Commission Department of

(Distribution) Act, 1979 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

63. The Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, PC Jain Commission Department of

1964 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

64. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 PC Jain Commission Department of Health
Report (Appendix A-1) Research, Ministry of
Health and Family
Welfare

65. The Hotel Receipts Tax Act,1980 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

66. The Delhi And Ajmer Rent Control PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
(Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal) Act, Report (Appendix A-1) Development
1968

67. The Coking Coal Mines (Taking Over PC Jain Commission Ministry of Coal
of Management) Act, 1973 Report (Appendix A-1)

68. The Coal Mines (Emergency PC Jain Commission Ministry of Coal

Provisions) Act, 1971 Report (Appendix A-1)

123
69. The Laxmi Ratan and Atherton West PC Jain Commission Ministry of Textiles
Cotton Mills (Taking over of Report (Appendix A-1)
Management) Act, 1976

70. The Sick Textile Undertakings (Taking PC Jain Commission Ministry of Textiles
Over of Management) Act, 1972 Report (Appendix A-1)

71. The Textiles Undertakings (Taking PC Jain Commission Ministry of Textiles

over of Management) Act, 1983 Report (Appendix A-1)

72. The Bangalore Marriage Validation PC Jain Commission Legislative

Act, 1936 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

73. The Bar Councils (Validation of State PC Jain Commission Department of Legal
Laws) Act, 1956 Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs, Ministry of
Law and Justice

74. The Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Delhi PC Jain Commission Department of
Validation of Appointments and Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Proceedings Act, 1971 Finance

75. The Decrees and Orders Validating PC Jain Commission Department of Legal
Act, 1936 Report (Appendix A-1) Affairs, Ministry of
Law and Justice

76. The Destructive Insects and Pests PC Jain Commission Department of

(Amendments and Validation) Act, Report (Appendix A-1) Agriculture and
1992 Cooperation, Ministry
of Agriculture

77. The Himachal Pradesh Legislative PC Jain Commission Department of State,

Assembly (Constitution and Report (Appendix A-1) Ministry of Law and
Proceedings) Validation Act, 1958 Justice

78. The Hindu Marriage (Validation of PC Jain Commission Legislative

Proceedings) Act, 1960 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

79. The Jubbalpore and Chhattisgarh PC Jain Commission Legislative

Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
Validation) Act, 1935 of Law and Justice

80. The Marriages Validation Act, 1892 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

81. The Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1913 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

82. The Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1930 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

124
83. The Part B State Marriages Validating PC Jain Commission Legislative
Act, 1952 Report (Appendix A-1) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

84. The Professions Tax Limitation PC Jain Commission Department of

(Amendment and Validation) Act, 1949 Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
and 96th LCI Report Finance

85. The Travancore-Cochin Vehicles PC Jain Commission Department of

Taxation (Amendment and Validation) Report (Appendix A-1) Revenue, Ministry of
Act, 1959 Finance

86. Admiralty Jurisdiction (India) Act, PC Jain Commission Ministry of Shipping

1860 Report (Appendix A-3)

87. Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, PC Jain Commission Ministry of Shipping

1849 Report (Appendix A-3)

88. Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Shipping
Report (Appendix A-3)

89. Armed Forces (Special Powers) PC Jain Commission Department of

Ordinance, 1942 Report (Appendix A-4) Defence, Ministry of
Defence

90. Bank Notes (Declaration of Holdings) PC Jain Commission Department of

Ordinance, 1946 Report (Appendix A-4) Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance

91. Collective Fines Ordinance, 1942 PC Jain Commission Department of Home,

Report (Appendix A-4) Ministry of Home
Affairs

92. Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, PC Jain Commission Department of Home,

1944 Report (Appendix A-4) Ministry of Home
Affairs

93. Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, PC Jain Commission Department of Home,

1946 Report (Appendix A-4) Ministry of Home
Affairs

94. Military Nursing Service Ordinance, PC Jain Commission Department of

1949 Report (Appendix A-4) Defence, Ministry of
Defence

95. Public Health (Emergency Provisions) PC Jain Commission Department of Home,

Ordinance, 1944 Report (Appendix A-4) Ministry of Home
Affairs

96. Secunderabad Marriage Validating PC Jain Commission Legislative

Ordinance, 1945 Report (Appendix A-4) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

125
97. Termination of War (Definition) PC Jain Commission Department of
Ordinance, 1946 Report (Appendix A-4) Defence, Ministry of
Defence

98. War Gratuities (Income-Tax PC Jain Commission Ministry of Labour

Exemption) Ordinance, 1945 Report (Appendix A-4) and Employment

99. War Injuries Ordinance, 1941 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Labour

Report (Appendix A-4) and Employment

100. The Agriculturist Loans Act, 1884 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

101. The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1950 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

102. The Assam Municipal (Manipur PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Amendment) Act, 1961 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

103. The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Courts Act, 1887 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

104. The Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1847 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

105. The Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Assam Laws Act, 1912 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

106. The Bengal Bonded Warehouse PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Association Act, 1838 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

107. The Bengal Bonded Warehouse PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Association Act, 1854 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

108. The Bengal Choukidari Act, 1856 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

109. The Bengal Districts Act, 1836 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

110. The Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

111. The Bengal Ghatwali Laws Act, 1859 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

126
112. The Bengal Indigo Contract Act, 1836 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

113. The Bengal Land Holder's Attendance PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1848 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

114. The Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1841 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

115. The Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1859 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

116. The Bengal Military Police Act, 1892 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal
Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

117. The Bengal Rent Act, 1859 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

118. The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

Outrages (Supplementary) Act, 1932 Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

119. The Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Land Resources

120. The Bihar Land Reforms Laws PC Jain Commission Department of Land
(Regulating Mines and Minerals) Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Validation Act, 1969 Land Resources

121. The Births, Deaths and Marriages PC Jain Commission Department of Home,
Registration Act, 1886 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

122. The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

123. The Bombay Municipal Debentures PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Act, 1876 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

124. The Bombay Rent-Free Estates Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1852 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

125. The Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
1876 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

127
126. The Boundary-marks, Bombay, 1846 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

127. The Broach and Kaira Incumbered PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Estates Act, 1877 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

128. The Calcutta Land Revenue Act, 1850 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

129. The Calcutta Land Revenue Act, 1856 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

130. The Central Provinces (Courts of PC Jain Commission Department of Animal

Wards) Act, 1895 Report (Appendix A-5) Husbandry, Dairying
and Fisheries,
Ministry of
Agriculture

131. The Central Provinces Financial PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Commissioner’s Act, 1908 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

132. The Central Provinces Land Revenue PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1881 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

133. The Central Provinces Tenancy Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1898 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

134. The Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1876 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

135. The City of Bombay Municipal PC Jain Commission Department of States,

(Supplementary) Act, 1888 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

136. The Coroners Act, 1871 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,

Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

137. The Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1879 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

138. The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts), PC Jain Commission Department of Internal
Act, 1976 Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

139. The Essential Services Maintenance PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

(Assam) Act, 1980 Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

128
140. The Fort William Act, 1881 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

141. The Goa, Daman and Diu (Absorbed PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Employees) Act, 1956 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

142. The Government Grants Act, 1895 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-5) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

143. The Government Management of PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Private Estates Act, 1892 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

144. The Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

145. The Howrah Offences Act, 1857 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

146. The Improvement in Towns Act, 1850 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

147. The Indian Tramways Act, 1886 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

148. The Indian Tramways Act, 1902 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

149. The Junagarh Administration (Property) PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Act, 1948 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

150. The Local Authorities (Loans) Act, PC Jain Commission Department of

1948 Report (Appendix A-5) Expenditure, Ministry
of Finance

151. The Local Authorities Pensions and PC Jain Commission Department of

Gratuities Act, 1919 Report (Appendix A-5) Personnel and
Training, Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances and
Pensions

152. The Madras, Bengal and Bombay PC Jain Commission Ministry of Women
Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 Report (Appendix A-5) and Child
Development

153. The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

129
154. The Madras City Land Revenue Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1851 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

155. The Madras Civil Courts Act, 1872 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

156. The Madras Compulsory Labour Act, PC Jain Commission Ministry of Labour
1858 Report (Appendix A-5) and Employment

157. The Madras District Police Act, 1859 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal
Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

158. The Madras Forest (Validation) Act, PC Jain Commission Ministry of

1882 Report (Appendix A-5) Environment and
Forests

159. The Madras Public Property PC Jain Commission Department of States,

(Malversation) Act, 1837 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

160. The Madras Rent and Revenue Sales PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1839 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

161. The Madras Revenue Commission Act, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1849 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

162. The Madras Uncovenanted Officers PC Jain Commission Department of

Act, 1857 Report (Appendix A-5) Personnel and
Training, Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances and
Pensions

163. The Mangrol and Manavadar PC Jain Commission Department of Land

(Administration of Property) Act, 1949 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

164. The Municipal Taxation Act, 1881 PC Jain Commission Department of

Report (Appendix A-5) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

165. The Murshidabad Act, 1891 PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

166. The Murshidabad Estates PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Administration Act, 1933 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

167. The North-Eastern Provinces Village PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

and Road Police Act, 1873 (Act 16 of Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
1873) [Error in the Jain Commission Home Affairs
Report. Act 16 of 1873 is the North-
130
Western Provinces Village and Road
Police Act, 1873]

168. The Orissa Weights and Measures PC Jain Commission Department of

(Delhi Repeal) Act, 1958 Report (Appendix A-5) Consumer Affairs,
Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution

169. The Partition Act, 1893 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix A-5) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

170. The Partition of Revenue-paying PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Estates Act, 1863 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

171. The Police Act, 1861 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

172. The Police Act, 1888 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

173. The Police Act, 1949 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal

Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

174. The Public Gambling Act, 1867 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Home
Report (Appendix A-5) Affairs

175. The Public Suits Validation Act, 1932 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
and 96th LCI Report Justice

176. The Provisions of the Panchayats PC Jain Commission Ministry of Panchayati

(Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Report (Appendix A-5) Raj
Act, 1996

177. The Punjab District Boards Act, 1883 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

178. The Revenue Commissioners Bombay PC Jain Commission Department of Land

Act, 1842 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

179. The Sales of Land for Revenue Arrears, PC Jain Commission Department of Land
1845 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

180. The Sarais Act, 1867 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Tourism

Report (Appendix A-5)

131
181. The Scheduled Securities (Hyderabad) PC Jain Commission Department of
Act, 1949 Report (Appendix A-5) Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance

182. The Sheriff of Calcutta (Power of PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,

Custody) Act, 1931 Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

183. The Shore Nuisances (Bombay and PC Jain Commission Ministry of

Kolaba) Act, 1853 Report (Appendix A-5) Environment and
Forests

184. Sir Dinshaw Maneekjee Petit Act, 1893 PC Jain Commission Legislative
Report (Appendix A-5) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

185. Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1915 Report (Appendix A-5) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

186 The Sonthal Paraganas Act, 1855 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

187. The Sonthal Paraganas Act, 1857 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

188. The Stage Carriages Act, 1861 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

189. The Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) PC Jain Commission Department of

Act, 1857 Report (Appendix A-5) Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

190. The Usurious Loans Act, 1918 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Law and
Justice

191. The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 PC Jain Commission Legislative
Report (Appendix A-5) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

192. The Waste Lands (Claims) Act, 1863 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

193. The Bikrama Singh's Estates Act, 1883 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

194. The King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1887 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

132
195. The King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1888 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

196. The King of Oudh's Estate Validation PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Act, 1917 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

197. The Mahendra Pratap Singh Estate PC Jain Commission Department of Land
(Repeal) Act, 1960 Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

198. The Mirzapur Stone Mahal Act, 1886 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Mines
Report (Appendix A-5)

199. The Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983 PC Jain Commission Department of Internal
Report (Appendix A-5) Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

200. The Punjab Gram Panchayat Samithi PC Jain Commission Ministry of Panchayati
and Zilla Parishad (Chandigarh) Repeal Report (Appendix A-5) Raj
Act, 1994

201. The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

202. The Punjab Laws Act, 1872 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix A-5) Ministry of Home
Affairs

203. The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 PC Jain Commission Department of Land
Report (Appendix A-5) Resources, Ministry of
Rural Development

204. The Government Buildings Act, 1899 PC Jain Commission Ministry of Urban
Report (Appendix A-5) Development

205. The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, PC Jain Commission Department of States,
1954 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

206. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Andhra Pradesh and Madras
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959
Affairs

207. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Andhra Pradesh and Mysore
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968
Affairs

208. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
The Andhra State Act, 1953 Affairs

209. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Assam (Alteration of Boundaries)
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Act, 1951 (47 of 1951).
Affairs

133
210. PC Jain Commission Department of States,
The Assam Reorganisation Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969). Affairs

211. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
of Boundaries) Act, 1968 Affairs

212. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
of Territories) Act, 1956 Affairs

213. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

214. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

215. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

216. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Goa, Daman and Diu
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Administration) Act, 1962
Affairs

217. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Goa, Daman and Diu
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Reorganisation Act, 1987
Affairs

218. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1978
Affairs

219. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(New State) Act, 1954
Affairs

220. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973
Affairs

221. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Legislative Assembly of Nagaland
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Change in Representation) Act, 1968
Affairs

222. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Lushai Hills District (Change of
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Name) Act, 1954
Affairs

223. PC Jain Commission Department of States,

The Naga Hills-Tuensang Areas Act,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
1957
Affairs

134
224. PC Jain Commission Department of States,
The North-Eastern Areas
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
(Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Affairs

225. The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

226. The Pondicherry (Extension) Act, 1962 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

227. The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

228. The Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh PC Jain Commission Department of States,
(Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

229. The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, PC Jain Commission Department of States,
1986 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

230. The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, PC Jain Commission Department of States,
1970 Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

231. The State of Mizoram Act, 1986 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

232. The State of Nagaland Act, 1962 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

233. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 PC Jain Commission Department of States,
Report (Appendix B) Ministry of Home
Affairs

234. The Calcutta High Court (Extension of PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Jurisdiction) Act, 1953 Report (Appendix C) Ministry of Law and
Justice

235. The Calcutta High Court (Jurisdiction PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Limits) Act, 1919 Report (Appendix C) Ministry of Law and
Justice

236. The High Court of Bombay (Extension PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981 Report (Appendix C) Ministry of Law and
Justice

237. The High Court at Patna (Establishment PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
of a Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act, Report (Appendix C) Ministry of Law and
1976 Justice

135
238. The High Courts (Seals) Act, 1950 PC Jain Commission Department of Justice,
Report (Appendix C) Ministry of Law and
Justice

239. The Arya Marriages Validation Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1937 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

240. The Caste Disablities Removal Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1850 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

241. The Cutchi Memons Act, 1938 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

242. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages PC Jain Commission Legislative

Act, 1939 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

243. The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1956 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

244. The Indian Christian Marriage Act, PC Jain Commission Legislative

1872 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

245. The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

246. The Indian Matrimonial Causes (War PC Jain Commission Legislative

Marriages) Act, 1948 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

247. The Kazis Act, 1880 PC Jain Commission Legislative

Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

248. The Married Women’s Rights to PC Jain Commission Legislative

Property Act, 1874 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

249. PC Jain Commission Legislative

The Muslim Law (Shariat) Application Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
Act, 1937 of Law and Justice

136
250. The Converts’ Marriage Dissolution PC Jain Commission Legislative
Act, 1866 Report (Appendix D) Department, Ministry
of Law and Justice

251. The Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948 96th LCI Report Department of Internal
Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

252. The Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 96th LCI Report Department of Internal
1954 Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs

253. The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) 159th LCI Report Department of

Act, 1988 Revenue, Ministry of
Finance

137
Appendix – III
(refer para of the report)

Repealed Laws that are listed in the Law Ministry Chronological List of Central Acts
Sl. No. Year Act. No. Name Repealing Provision
Repealed by Schedule III to Section 219 of the Indian
1. 1857 19 Joint Stock Companies Act
Companies Act, 1866
Repealed by Section 22(1) of the Carriage by Road Act,
2. 1865 3 Carriers Act
2007

3. 1889 1 Metal Tokens Act Repealed by Section 27(a) of the Coinage Act, 2011

Repealed by Section 114(1) of the Right to Fair

4. 1894 1 Land Acquisition Act Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013
Repealed by Section 45(i) of the Prevention and Control of
5. 1899 13 Glanders and Farcy Act
Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009

6. 1906 3 Coinage Act Repealed by Section 27(b) of the Coinage Act, 2011

Repealed by Section 45(ii) of the Prevention and Control of

7. 1910 5 Dourine Act
Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009

8. 1918 2 Cinematograph Act Repealed by Section 18 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952

9. 1918 22 Bronze Coin (Legal Tender) Act Repealed by Section 27(c) of the Coinage Act, 2011

Repealed by Section 57(1) of the State Bank of India Act,

10. 1920 47 Imperial Bank of India Act
1955

138
Repealed by Section 35(1) of Government Securities Act,
11. 1920 10 Indian Securities Act
2006

Repealed by the Schedule to Section 50(5)(b) of the

12. 1923 23 Legal Practitioners (Women) Act
Advocates Act, 1961

13. 1924 2 Cantonments Act Repealed by Section 360(1) of the Cantonments Act, 2006

Repealed by the Schedule to Section 50(5)(b) of the

14. 1926 21 Legal Practitioners (Fees) Act
Advocates Act, 1961

Repealed by Section 21(1) of the Prohibition of Child

15. 1929 19 Child Marriage Restraint Act
Marriage Act, 2006

16. 1941 5 Assam Rifles Act Repealed by Section 168(1) of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Repealed by the Schedule to Section 2 of The Displaced

17. 1951 64 Evacuee Interest (Separation) Act
Persons Claims And Other Laws Repeal Act, 2005

Repealed by Section 34(1) of the Collection of Statistics

18. 1953 32 Collection of Statistics Act
Act, 2009

Repealed by Schedule II to Section 97(1) of the Food Safety

19. 1954 37 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act
and Standards Act, 2006

20. 1956 1 Companies Act Repealed by Section 465(1) of the Companies Act, 2013

Repealed by Section 21(1) of the Unit Trust of India

21. 1963 52 Unit Trust of India Act
(Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002

Monopolies and Restrictive Trade

22. 1969 54 Repealed by Section 66(1) of the Competition Act, 2002
Practices Act

23. 1971 52 Small Coins (Offences) Act Repealed by Section 27(e) of the Coinage Act, 2011

139
Repealed by Section 141 of the Delhi Co-operative
24. 1972 35 Delhi Co-operative Societies Act
Societies Act, 2003

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repealed by Section 2 of the Urban Land Ceiling and
25. 1976 33
Act Regulation Repeal Act, 1999

Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing Repealed by Section 124(1) of the Delhi Agricultural
26. 1976 87
(Regulation) Act Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998.

Standards of Weights and Measures Repealed by Section 57(1) of the Legal Metrology Act,
27. 1976 60
Act 2009

Repealed by Section 54(1) of the Foreign Contribution

28. 1976 49 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
(Regulation) Act, 2010

Punjab State Legislature (Delegation Repealed by the First Schedule to Section 2 of the
29. 1984 36
of Powers) Act Repealing and Amending Act, 1988

Standards of Weights and Measures Repealed by Section 57(1) of the Legal Metrology Act,
30. 1985 54
(Enforcement) Act 2009

Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Repealed by Section 65(b) of the Delhi Fire Safety Act,
31. 1986 56
Act 2007

Repealed by Section 38(1) of the National Green Tribunal

32. 1995 27 National Environment Tribunal Act
Act, 2010

National Environment Appellate Repealed by Section 38(1) of the National Green Tribunal
33. 1997 22
Authority Act Act, 2010

Electricity Regulatory Commission

34. 1998 14 Repealed by Section 185(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003
Act

140
Appendix – IV
(refer para of the report)

List of Laws Passed by Parliament that are not listed on the Law Ministry’s Chronological List of Central Acts

Sl.
Year Act. No. Short Title
No.

National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East

1. 2008 23
Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act

National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank,

2. 2008 24 Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch
of River Krishna) Act, 2008

3. 2008 27 Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act

4. 2008 33 Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act

5. 2008 34 National Investigation Agency Act

141
Appendix – V
(refer para of the report)

LIST OF STATUTES FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A VIEW TO ASSESS

SUITABILITY FOR REPEAL

S. No. Act Year Act No. Category

1. Bengal Indigo Contracts

Act 1836 10 Land Laws

2. Laws Relating to
Administration and
Bengal Districts Act 1836 21 Development of Local Areas

3. Madras Public Property

Malverisation Act 1837 36 Land Laws

4. Bengal Bonded
Warehouse Association
Act 1838 5 Trade and Commerce

5. Maritime Law; Shipping and

Coasting Vessels Act 1838 19 Inland Navigation

6. Madras Rent and Revenue

Sales Act 1839 7 Land Revenue

7. Bengal Land Revenue

Sales Act 1841 12 Land Revenue

8. Revenue, Bombay 1842 13 Land Revenue

9. Revenue Commissioners,
Bombay 1842 17 Land Revenue

10. Sales of Land for Revenue

Arrears 1845 1 Land Revenue

11. Maritime Law; Shipping and

Boundary-marks, Bombay 1846 3 Inland Navigation

12. State Reorganisation and

Boundaries 1847 1 Extension of Laws

13. Bengal Alluvion and

Diluvion Act 1847 9 Land Laws

14. Bengal Landholders'

Attendance Act 1848 20 Land Revenue

15. Madras Revenue

Commissioner Act 1849 10 Land Revenue

142
16. Public Accountants'
Defaults Act 1850 12 Government Employees

17. Judicial Officers

Protection Act 1850 18 Administration of Justice

18. Caste Disabilities Removal

Act 1850 21 Personal Laws

19. Calcutta Land Revenue

Act 1850 23 Land Revenue

20. Forfeited Deposits Act 1850 25 Land Laws

21. Laws Relating to

Administration and
Improvement in Towns Act 1850 26 Development of Local Areas

22. Public Servants (Inquiries)

Act 1850 37 Government Employees

23. Indian Tolls Act 1851 8 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

24. Madras City Land

Revenue Act 1851 12 Land Revenue

25. Sheriffs' Fees Act 1852 8 Administration of Justice

26. Bombay Rent-free Estates

Act 1852 11 Land Laws

27. Rent Recovery Act 1853 6 Land Revenue

28. Shore Nuisances (Bombay Maritime Law; Shipping and

and Kolaba) Act 1853 11 Inland Navigation

29. Bengal Bonded

Warehouse Association
Act 1854 5 Trade and Commerce

30. Police (Agra), Act 1854 16 Criminal Justice

31. Legal Representatives'

Suits Act 1855 12 Civil Procedure

32. Usury Laws Repeal Act 1855 28 Financial Laws

33. Transportation and

Bengal Embankment Act 1855 32 Infrastructure

34. State Reorganisation and

Sonthal Parganas Act 1855 37 Extension of Laws

35. Indian Bills of Lading Act 1856 9 Trade and Commerce

36. Calcutta Land Revenue

Act 1856 18 Land Revenue

37. Bengal Chaukidari Act 1856 20 Criminal Justice

143
38. Tobacco Duty (Town of
Bombay) Act 1857 4 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

39. Oriental Gas Company 1857 5 Energy Laws

40. Madras Uncovenanted

Officers' Act 1857 7 Government Employees

41. State Reorganisation and

Sonthal Parganas Act 1857 10 Extension of Laws

42. Howrah Offences Act 1857 21 Criminal Justice

43. Madras Compulsory

Labour Act 1858 1 Labour Laws

44. Bengal Ghatwali Lands

Act 1859 5 Land Laws

45. Bengal Rent Act 1859 10 Rent and Tenancy

46. Bengal Land Revenue

Sales Act 1859 11 Land Revenue

47. Calcutta Pilots Act 1859 12 Criminal Justice

48. Madras District Police Act 1859 24 Criminal Justice

49. Transportation and

Stage-Carriages Act 1861 16 Infrastructure

50. Residuary Laws relating to

Government Seal Act 1862 3 Administration

51. Excise (Spirits) Act 1863 16 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

52. Partition of Revenue-

paying Estates 1863 19 Land Laws

53. Waste-Lands (Claims) Act 1863 23 Land Laws

54. Indian Tolls Act 1864 15 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

55. Converts' Marriage

Dissolution Act 1866 21 Personal Laws

56. Oudh Sub-settlement Act 1866 26 Land Laws

57. Ganges Tolls Act 1867 1 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

58. Public Gambling Act 1867 3 Criminal Justice

59. Oriental Gas Company 1867 11 Energy Laws

60. Sarais Act 1867 22 Trade and Commerce

61. Oudh Estates Act 1869 1 Land Laws

62. Bombay Civil Courts Act 1869 14 Administration of Justice

63. Court Fees Act 1870 7 Administration of Justice

144
64. Oudh Taluqdars' Relief
Act 1870 24 Land Laws

65. Bengal Sessions Courts

Act 1871 19 Administration of Justice

66. State Reorganisation and

Dehra Dun Act 1871 21 Extension of Laws

67. Pensions Act 1871 23 Government Employees

68. State Reorganisation and

Punjab Laws Act 1872 4 Extension of Laws

69. Indian Christian Marriage

Act 1872 15 Personal Laws

70. Madras Civil Courts Act 1873 3 Administration of Justice

71. Government Savings

Banks Act 1873 5 Banking and Insurance

72. Northern India Canal and Transportation and

Drainage Act 1873 8 Infrastructure

73. North-Western Provinces

Village and Road Police
Act 1873 16 Criminal Justice

74. Married Women's Property

Act 1874 3 Personal Laws

75. Foreign Recruiting Act 1874 4 International Relations

76. State Reorganisation and

Laws Local Extent Act 1874 15 Extension of Laws

77. Indian Law Reports Act 1875 18 Administration of Justice

78. Central Provinces Laws State Reorganisation and

Act 1875 20 Extension of Laws

79. Chota Nagpur

Encumbered Estates Act 1876 6 Land Laws

80. Bombay Revenue

Jurisdiction Act 1876 10 Land Revenue

81. Bombay Municipal

Debentures Act 1876 15 Financial Laws

82. State Reorganisation and

Oudh Laws Act 1876 18 Extension of Laws

83. Dramatic Performances

Act 1876 19 Criminal Justice

84. Broach and Kaira

Incumbered Estates Act 1877 14 Land Laws

145
85. Indian Treasure-trove Act 1878 6 Property Law

86. Elephants' Preservation

Act 1879 6 Environmental Law

87. Dekkhan Agriculturists' Agriculture and Animal

Relief Act 1879 17 Husbandry

88. Raipur and Khattra Laws State Reorganisation and

Act 1879 19 Extension of Laws

89. Municipal Taxation Act 1881 11 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

90. Fort William Act 1881 13 Criminal Justice

91. Obstructions in Fairways Maritime Law; Shipping and

Act 1881 16 Inland Navigation

92. Central Provinces Land

Revenue Act 1881 18 Land Revenue

93. Madras Forest (Validation)

Act 1882 21 Environmental Law

94. Bikrama Singh's Estates

Act 1883 10 Land Laws

95. Land Improvement Loans

Act 1883 19 Land Laws

96. Laws Relating to

Punjab District Boards Administration and
Act 1883 20 Development of Local Areas

97. Agriculture and Animal

Agriculturists' Loans Act 1884 12 Husbandry

98. Bengal Tenancy Act 1885 8 Rent and Tenancy

99. Land Acquisition (Mines)

Act 1885 18 Land Laws

100. Mirzapur Stone Mahal Act 1886 5 Industries

101. Births, Deaths and Symbols, Records and

Marriages Registration Act 1886 6 Statistics

102. Transportation and

Indian Tramways Act 1886 11 Infrastructure

103. Oudh Wasikas Act 1886 21 Labour Laws

104. Bengal, Agra and Assam

Civil Courts Act 1887 12 Administration of Justice

105. Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 16 Rent and Tenancy

106. Punjab Land Revenue Act 1887 17 Land Revenue

107. King of Oudh's Estate Act 1887 19 Land Laws

146
108. Indian Tolls Act 1888 8 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

109. City of Bombay Municipal

(Supplementary) Act 1888 12 Administration of Justice

110. King of Oudh's Estate Act 1888 14 Land Laws

111. Revenue Recovery Act 1890 1 Land Revenue

112. Excise (Malt Liquors) Act 1890 13 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

113. State Reorganisation and

United Provinces Act 1890 20 Extension of Laws

114. Murshidabad Act 1891 15 Land Laws

115. Colonial Courts of

Admiralty (India) Act 1891 16 Administration of Justice

116. Marriages Validation Act 1892 2 Personal Laws

117. Defence of India and Armed

Bengal Military Police Act 1892 5 Forces

118. Madras City Civil Court

Act 1892 7 Administration of Justice

119. Government Management

of Private Estates Act 1892 10 Land Revenue

120. Porahat Estate Act 1893 2 Land Laws

121. Government Grants Act 1895 15 Property Law

122. Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 3 Public Health

123. Residuary Laws relating to

Amending Act 1897 5 Administration

124. Woman and Child

Reformatory Schools Act 1897 8 Development

125. Residuary Laws relating to

Indian Short Titles Act 1897 14 Administration

126. Lepers Act 1898 3 Public Health

127. Live-stock Importation Act 1898 9 Public Health

128. Central Provinces Tenancy

Act 1898 11 Rent and Tenancy

129. Laws Relating to

Administration and
Government Buildings Act 1899 4 Development of Local Areas

130. Charitable and Religious

Church of Scotland Kirk Institutions; Co-operative
Sessions Act 1899 23 Societies

147
131. Central Provinces Court of
Wards Act 1899 24 Property Law

132. Indian Tolls (Army and Air

Force) Act 1901 2 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

133. Residuary Laws relating to

Amending Act 1901 11 Administration

134. Transportation and

Indian Tramways Act 1902 4 Infrastructure

135. Residuary Laws relating to

Amending Act 1903 1 Administration

136. Transportation and

Indian Railway Board Act 1905 4 Infrastructure

137. Central Provinces

Financial Commissioners
Act 1908 13 Land Revenue

138. Indian Criminal Law

Amendment Act 1908 14 Criminal Justice

139. Prevention of Seditious

Meetings Act 1911 10 Criminal Justice

140. Charitable and Religious

Institutions; Co-operative
Co-operative Societies Act 1912 2 Societies

141. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa State Reorganisation and

and Assam Laws Act 1912 7 Extension of Laws

142. Wild Birds and Animals

Protection Act 1912 8 Environmental Law

143. State Reorganisation and

Delhi Laws Act 1912 13 Extension of Laws

144. Official Trustees Act 1913 2 Property Law

145. White Phosphorus

Matches Prohibition Act 1913 5 Industries

146. Charitable and Religious

Mussalman Wakf Institutions; Co-operative
Validating Act 1913 6 Societies

147. Local Authorities Loans

Act 1914 9 Financial Laws

148. State Reorganisation and

Delhi Laws Act 1915 7 Extension of Laws

149. Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

Baronetcy Act 1915 10 Property Law

148
150. Indian Medical Degrees Legal, Medical and Other
Act 1916 7 Professions

151. Hindu Disposition of

Property Act 1916 15 Personal Laws

152. Symbols, Records and

Destruction of Records Act 1917 5 Statistics

153. King of Oudh's Estate

Validation Act 1917 12 Land Laws

154. Post Office Cash

Authorities Act 1917 18 Financial Laws

155. Usurious Loans Act 1918 10 Financial Laws

156. Local Authorities Pensions

and Gratuities Act 1919 1 Government Employees

157. Citizenship; Admission into;

Emigration to, and
Passport (Entry into India) Expulsion from, India; and
Act 1920 34 Cross-border Movement

158. Maintenance Orders

Enforcement Act 1921 18 Civil Procedure

159. Police (Incitement to

Disaffection) Act 1922 22 Criminal Justice

160. Indian Naval Armament Defence of India and Armed

Act 1923 7 Forces

161. Charitable and Religious

Institutions; Co-operative
Mussalman Wakf Act 1923 42 Societies

162. Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Defence of India and Armed

Act 1925 4 Forces

163. Bengal Criminal Law

Amendment
(Supplementary) 1925 8 Criminal Justice

164. Madras, Bengal and

Bombay Children Woman and Child
(Supplementary) Act 1925 35 Development

165. Legal, Medical and Other

Indian Bar Councils Act 1926 38 Professions

166. Hindu Inheritance

(Removal of Disabilities)
Act 1928 12 Personal Laws

167. Transfer of Property

(Amendment)
Supplementary Act 1929 21 Property Law

149
168. Hindu Gains of Learning
Act 1930 30 Personal Laws

169. Charitable and Religious

Mussalman Wakf Institutions; Co-operative
Validating Act 1930 32 Societies

170. Provisional Collection of

Taxes Act 1931 16 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

171. Sheriff of Calcutta (Power

of Custody) Act 1931 20 Criminal Justice

172. Public Suits Validation

Act 1932 11 Civil Procedure

173. Criminal Law

(Amendment) Act 1932 23 Criminal Justice

174. Bengal Suppression of

Terrorist Outrages
(Supplementary) Act 1932 24 Criminal Justice

175. Children (Pledging of

Labour) Act 1933 2 Labour Laws

176. Murshidabad Estate

Administration Act 1933 23 Land Laws

177. Sugarcane Act 1934 15 Food and Public Distribution

178. Assam Criminal Law

Amendment
(Supplementary) Act 1934 27 Criminal Justice

179. Jubbalpore and

Chhattisgarh Divisions
(Divorce Proceedings)
Validation Act 1935 13 Personal Laws

180. Decrees and Orders

Validating Act 1936 5 Administration of Justice

181. Bangalore Marriages

Validating Act 1936 16 Personal Laws

182. Agricultural Produce

(Grading and Marking) Act 1937 1 Consumer Affairs

183. Arya Marriage Validation

Act 1937 19 Personal Laws

184. Criminal Law

(Amendment) Act 1938 20 Criminal Justice

185. Employers' Liability Act 1938 24 Labour Laws

186. Registration of Foreigners

Act 1939 16 Citizenship; Admission into;
Emigration to, and

150
Expulsion from, India; and
Cross-border Movement

187. State Reorganisation and

Berar Laws Act 1941 4 Extension of Laws

188. Delhi Restriction of Uses

of Land Act 1941 12 Land Laws

189. Railways (Local

Authorities' Taxation) Act 1941 25 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

190. War Injuries

(Compensation Insurance)
Act 1943 23 Labour Laws

191. Public Debt Act 1944 18 Financial Laws

192. Mica Mines Labour

Welfare Fund Act 1946 22 Labour Laws

193. Rehabilitation Finance

Administration Act 1948 12 Social Welfare

194. Junagarh Administration

(Property) Act 1948 26 Land Laws

195. Continuance of Legal

Proceedings Act 1948 38 Administration of Justice

196. Indian Matrimonial

Causes (War Marriages)
Act 1948 40 Personal Laws

197. Bombay Public Security

Measures (Delhi
Amendment) Act 1948 52 Criminal Justice

198. Mangrol and Manavadar

(Administration of
Property) Act 1949 2 Land Laws

199. West Godavari District

(Assimilation of Laws on State Reorganisation and
Federal Subjects) Act 1949 20 Extension of Laws

200. Laws Relating to

Delhi Hotels (Control of Administration of Union
Accommodation) Act 1949 24 Territories and Delhi

201. Requisitioned Land

(Apportionment of
Compensation) Act 1949 51 Land Laws

202. State Reorganisation and

Merged States (Laws) Act 1949 59 Extension of Laws

203. State Bank of Samastha

Act 1950 * Banking and Insurance

151
204. Union Territories (Laws) State Reorganisation and
Act 1950 30 Extension of Laws

205. Opium and Revenue Laws

(Extension of Application)
Act 1950 33 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

206. Ajmer Tenancy and Land

Records Act 1950 42 Rent and Tenancy

207. Road Transport Transportation and

Corporations Act 1950 64 Infrastructure

208. Cooch-Behar (Assimilation State Reorganisation and

of Laws) Act 1950 67 Extension of Laws

209. Khaddar (Protection of

Name) Act 1950 78 Intellectual Property Law

210. State Reorganisation and

Part B States (Laws) Act 1951 3 Extension of Laws

211. Companies (Donations to

National Funds) Act 1951 54 Corporate Laws

212. Part C States

Miscellaneous Laws State Reorganisation and
(Repealing) Act 1951 66 Extension of Laws

213. Part B States Marriages

Validating Act 1952 1 Personal Laws

214. Indian Independence

Pakistan Courts (Pending
Proceedings) Act 1952 9 Administration of Justice

215. Delhi and Ajmer Rent

Control Act 1952 38 Rent and Tenancy

216. Lushai Hills District State Reorganisation and

(Change of Name) Act 1954 18 Extension of Laws

217. State Acquisition of Lands

for Union Purposes
(Validation) Act 1954 23 Land Laws

218. Chandernagore (Merger) State Reorganisation and

Act 1954 36 Extension of Laws

219. Bar Councils (Validation Legal, Medical and Other

of State Laws) Act 1956 4 Professions

220. Industrial Disputes

(Amendment and
Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 1956 36 Labour Laws

221. Newspaper (Price and Media, Communications and

Page) Act 1956 45 Publishing

152
222. Young Persons (Harmful Media, Communications and
Publications) Act 1956 93 Publishing

223. Women's and Children's

Institutions (Licensing) Woman and Child
Act 1956 105 Development

224. Gift-tax Act 1958 18 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

225. Manipur and Tripura State Reorganisation and

(Repeal of Laws) Act 1958 35 Extension of Laws

226. Orissa Weights and

Measures (Delhi Repeal)
Act 1958 57 Consumer Affairs

227. Travancore-Cochin
Vehicles Taxation
(Amendment and
Validation) Act 1959 42 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

228. Tripura Land Revenue

and Land Reforms Act 1960 43 Land Revenue

229. Mahendra Pratap Singh

Estate (Repeal) Act 1960 48 Land Laws

230. British Statutes

(Application to India) State Reorganisation and
Repeal Act 1960 57 Extension of Laws

231. Preference Shares

(Regulation of Dividends)
Act 1960 63 Corporate Laws

232. Delhi (Urban Areas)

Tenants' Relief Act 1961 30 Rent and Tenancy

233. Newspaper (Price and Media, Communications and

Page Continuance) Act 1961 36 Publishing

234. Land Acquisition

(Amendment) Act 1962 31 Land Laws

235. Companies (Profits)

Surtax Act 1964 7 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

236. Land Acquisition

(Amendment and
Validation) Act 1967 13 Land Laws

237. Anti-Corruption Laws

(Amendment) Act 1967 16 Criminal Justice

238. Standards of Weights and

Measures (Extension to
Kohima and Mokochung
Districts) Act 1967 25 Consumer Affairs

153
239. Delhi and Ajmer Rent
Control (Nasirabad
Cantonment Repeal) Act 1968 49 Rent and Tenancy

240. Coal Bearing Areas

(Acquisition and
Development) Amendment
and Validation Act 1971 54 Energy Laws

241. Former Secretary of State

Service Officers
(Conditions of Service) Act 1971 56 Government Employees

242. Uttar Pradesh

Cantonments (Control of
Rent and Eviction) Repeal
Act 1971 68 Rent and Tenancy

243. East-Punjab Urban Rent

Restriction (Extension to
Chandigarh) Act 1974 54 Rent and Tenancy

244. Untouchability (Offences)

Amendment and
Miscellaneous Provision
Act 1976 106 Criminal Justice

245. General Insurance

Business (Nationalisation)
Amendment Act 1985 3 Banking and Insurance

246. Administrative Tribunals

(Amendment) Act 1986 19 Tribunals

247. Shipping Development

Fund Committee Maritime Law; Shipping and
(Abolition) Act 1986 66 Inland Navigation

248. Destructive Insects and

Pests (Amendment and Agriculture and Animal
Validation) Act 1992 12 Husbandry

249. Betwa River Board Transportation and

(Amendment) Act 1993 49 Infrastructure

250. Delhi Rent Act 1995 33 Rent and Tenancy

251. Industrial Reconstruction

Bank (Transfer of
Undertakings and Repeal)
Act 1997 7 Banking and Insurance

252. Urban Land (Ceiling and

Regulation) Repeal Act 1999 15 Land Laws

253. Central Industrial

Security Force
(Amendment and
Validation) Act 1999 40 Industries

154
254. Unit Trust of India
(Transfer of Undertaking
and Repeal) Act 2002 58 Financial Laws

255. Industrial Development

Bank (Transfer of
Undertaking and Repeal)
Act 2003 53 Banking and Insurance

256. Sick Industrial Companies

(Special Provisions) Repeal
Act 2004 1 Corporate Laws

257. Customs and Central

Excise Laws (Repeal) Act 2004 25 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

258. Prevention of Terrorism

(Repeal) Act 2004 26 Criminal Justice

259. Produce Cess Laws

(Abolition) Act 2006 46 Taxes, Tolls and Cess Laws

260. Indian Rifles (Repeal) Act 2006 49 Criminal Justice

261. State Bank of Saurashtra

(Repeal) and the State
Bank of India (Subsidiary
Banks) Amendment Act,
2009 2009 48 Banking and Insurance

155