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Governance / Legal ReformMinistry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department)19002023

Over 1,500 Redundant Acts via Repealing and Amending Acts (2015–2023)

Status: Repealed in Bulk
Category: Legislative Cleanup
Successor: None (De-cluttering statute books)
Executive Inquest Summary

Repealed over 1,562 obsolete laws through successive Repealing and Amending Acts (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023).

1. Original Objective & Statutory Design

Repealed over 1,562 obsolete laws through successive Repealing and Amending Acts (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023).

2. Implementation Architecture & Frontline Delivery

Administered under Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department)

3. Rationale for Action, Repeal or Replacement

Recommendations of Ramanujam Committee (2014) and Law Commission to clean up dead-letter, redundant, and colonial statutes hindering governance.

Subsequent Legal or Administrative Framework:

None (De-cluttering statute books)

4. Empirical Evidence & Official Documentation

Documented in historical gazettes and administrative review records.

Institutional Memory & Enduring Lessons

What Should Be Retained, Redesigned, or Revived?

Policy evolution requires institutional continuity, documentation of street-level delivery constraints, and memory preservation.

Verified Administrative & Evaluation Sources

  • Official Gazette of India
  • Parliamentary Administrative Archives