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Bare Acts – Glossary

A complete, alphabetically organised index of every Bare Act on Legal Sandook — jump to any letter or search by name.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

A

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (2016)
Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act, 1954 (1954)
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 2011 (2011)
Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 (1960)
Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993 (1993)
Actuaries Act, 2006 (2006)
Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (1978)
Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986 (1986)
Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (1985)
Administrators-General Act, 1963 (1963)
Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 (2017)
Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1976 (1976)
Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 2001 (2001)
African Development Bank Act, 1983 (1983)
African Development Fund Act, 1982 (1982)
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 (1985)
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1937)
Air (prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (1981)
Air Corporations (Amendment) Act, 1962 (1962)
Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1994 (1994)
Air Force Act, 1950 (1950)
Aircraft Act, 1934 (1934)
Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (1994)
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (2008)
Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 (1950)
Alcock Ashdown Company Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act, 1973 (1973)
Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1972 (1972)
Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1981 (1981)
Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920 (1920)
All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (1987)
All-India Institute of Medical Science Act, 1956 (1956)
All-India Services (Amendment) Act, 1975 (1975)
All-India Services Act, 1951 (1951)
All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act, 1975 (1975)
Aluminium Corporation of India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Aluminium Undertaking) Act, 1984 (1984)
Anand Marriage Act, 1909 (1909)
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (1958)
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 (1904)
Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (1959)
Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968 (1968)
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005 (2005)
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (2014)
Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1982 (1982)
Andhra State Act, 1953 (1953)
Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act, 1981 (1981)
Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967 (1967)
Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 (1982)
Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 (2016)
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (1972)
Apprentices Act, 1961 (1961)
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (1996)
Architects Act, 1972 (1972)
Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947 (1947)
Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 (1990)
Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act, 1983 (1983)
Armed Forces (special Powers) Act, 1958 (1958)
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 (2007)
Arms Act, 1959 (1959)
Army Act, 1950 (1950)
Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950 (1950)
Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 (1937)
Asian Development Bank Act, 1966 (1966)
Asian Refractories Limited (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1971 (1971)
Asiatic Society Act, 1984 (1984)
Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951 (1951)
Assam Municipal (Manipur Amendment) Act, 1961 (1961)
Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (1969)
Assam Rifles Act, 1941 (1941)
Assam Rifles Act, 2006 (2006)
Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory Plant) Act, 1976 (1976)
Assam University Act, 1989 (1989)
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (1962)
Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 (1988)
Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act, 1973 (1973)
The Advocates Act, 1961 (1961)

B

C

Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (1995)
Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953 (1953)
Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919 (1919)
Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act, 1985 (1985)
Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 (1948)
Cantonments (Extension of Rent Control Laws) Act, 1957 (1957)
Cantonments (House-Accommodation) Act, 1923 (1923)
Cantonments Act, 2006 (2006)
Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) (Chandigarh Amendment) Act, 1973 (1973)
Cardamom Act, 1965 (1965)
Carriage by Air Act, 1972 (1972)
Carriage by Road Act, 2007 (2007)
Carriers Act, 1865 (1865)
Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871 (1871)
CCS (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 (1965)
CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 (1964)
CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 (1972)
CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 (1965)
Census Act, 1948 (1948)
Central Agricultural University Act, 1992 (1992)
Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (1963)
Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 (2021)
Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 (2006)
Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019 (2019)
Central Excise Act, 1944 (1944)
Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 (1960)
Central Excises and Salt and Additional Duties of Excise (Amendement) Act, 1980 (1980)
Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017 (2017)
Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (2017)
Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1999 (1999)
Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (1968)
Central Laws (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993 (1993)
Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968 (1968)
Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (1949)
Central Road Fund Act, 2000 (2000)
Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 1972 (1972)
Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (1948)
Central Universities Act, 2009 (2009)
Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 (2003)
Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act, 1992 (1992)
Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954 (1954)
Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987 (1987)
Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983 (1983)
Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982 (1982)
Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 (1920)
Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 (1890)
Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (1949)
Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (2000)
Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 (1933)
Chit Funds Act, 1982 (1982)
Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899 (1899)
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (2003)
Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 (1981)
Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981 (1981)
Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981 (1981)
Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 1973 (1973)
Cinematograph Act, 1952 (1952)
Citizenship Act, 1955 (1955)
Civil Defence Act, 1968 (1968)
Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 (2010)
Clinical Establishments (registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 (2010)
Co-Operative Societies Act, 1912 (1912)
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (1957)
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and Validation Act, 1971 (1971)
Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and Validation) Act, 2000 (2000)
Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 (1974)
Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 (1973)
Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (2015)
Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund (Repeal) Act, 1986 (1986)
Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948 (1948)
Coast Guard Act, 1978 (1978)
Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (2005)
Coasting-Vessels Act, 1838 (1838)
Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 (1979)
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (1908)
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 (1980)
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (1973)
Code on Wages, 2019 (2019)
Coffee Act, 1942 (1942)
Coinage Act, 2011 (2011)
Coir Industry Act, 1953 (1953)
Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (1972)
Collection of Statistics Act, 1953 (1953)
Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (2008)
Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955 (1955)
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (2015)
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (1987)
Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (2005)
Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (1952)
Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951 (1951)
Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964 (1964)
Companies Act, 2013 (2013)
Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (1980)
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (2016)
Competition Act, 2002 (2002)
Comptroller and Auditor-General’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 (1971)
Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act, 1963 (1963)
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (1974)
Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 1991 (1991)
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (1986)
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (2019)
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (1971)
Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950 (1950)
Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act, 1948 (1948)
Contract Labour (regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (1970)
Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (2002)
Cooch-Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1950 (1950)
Copyright Act, 1957 (1957)
Cotton, Copra and Vegetable Oils Cess (Abolition) Act, 1987 (1987)
Court Fees Act, 1870 (1870)
Court-Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1967 (1967)
Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (2005)
Criminal Law Amendment (Amending) Act, 1966 (1966)
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932 (1932)
Customs Act, 1962 (1962)
Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Act, 2004 (2004)
Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 (1960)
Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1982 (1982)
Cutchi Memons Act, 1938 (1938)
The Constitution of India (1950)

D

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961 (1961)
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act, 1964 (1964)
Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1981 (1981)
Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (1948)
Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 (1983)
Delhi (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964 (1964)
Delhi (Urban Areas) Tenants’ Relief Act, 1961 (1961)
Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal) Act, 1968 (1968)
Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 (1952)
Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act, 1948 (1948)
Delhi Co-Operative Societies Act, 1972 (1972)
Delhi Development Act, 1957 (1957)
Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998 (1998)
Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1980 (1980)
Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (1966)
Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960 (1960)
Delhi Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1966 (1966)
Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972 (1972)
Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 (2006)
Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1962 (1962)
Delhi Municipal Corporation (Validation of Electricity Tax) Act and Other Laws (Repeal) Act, 2002 (2002)
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (1957)
Delhi Police Act, 1978 (1978)
Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960 (1960)
Delhi Rent Act, 1995 (1995)
Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1941 (1941)
Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976 (1976)
Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (1975)
Delhi School Education Act, 1973 (1973)
Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 (1971)
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (1946)
Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956 (1956)
Delhi University Act, 1922 (1922)
Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973 (1973)
Delimitation Act, 2002 (2002)
Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954 (1954)
Dentists Act, 1948 (1948)
Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972 (1972)
Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 1976 (1976)
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 (1961)
Depositories Act, 1996 (1996)
Designs Act, 2000 (2000)
Destruction of Records Act, 1917 (1917)
Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992 (1992)
Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (1914)
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (2023)
Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1973 (1973)
Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 (1948)
Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972 (1972)
Direct-Tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000 (2000)
Disaster Management Act, 2005 (2005)
Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960 (1960)
Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951 (1951)
Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977 (1977)
Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 (1939)
Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976 (1976)
Divorce Act, 1869 (1869)
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 (1997)
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (1948)
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1980 (1980)
Dourine Act, 1910 (1910)
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (1961)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Act, 2016 (2016)
Dramatic Performances (Delhi Repeal) Act, 1963 (1963)
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (1940)
Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (1954)
Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 (1955)

E

Easements (Extending Act V of 1882) Act, 1891 (1891)
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Chandigarh Amendment) Act, 1982 (1982)
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1974 (1974)
Economic Offences (in Applicability of Limitation) Act, 1974 (1974)
Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 (1991)
Election Laws (Extension to Sikkim) Act, 1976 (1976)
Electricity Act, 2003 (2003)
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (1950)
Emergency Risks (Undertakings) Insurance Act, 1971 (1971)
Emigration Act, 1983 (1983)
Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (1923)
Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (1952)
Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (1948)
Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 (1993)
Enemy Property Act, 1968 (1968)
Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (2001)
English and Foreign Languages University Act, 2006 (2006)
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (1986)
Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (1897)
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (1976)
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (1955)
Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948 (1948)
Expenditure-Tax Act, 1987 (1987)
Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (1908)
Explosives Act, 1884 (1884)
Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (1963)
Export-Import Bank of India Act, 1981 (1981)
Extradition Act, 1962 (1962)

F

Factories Act, 1948 (1948)
Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 (2011)
Family Courts Act, 1984 (1984)
Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 1956 (1956)
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 (1855)
Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 (1951)
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 (2003)
Food Corporations Act, 1964 (1964)
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (2006)
Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017 (2017)
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (1976)
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (2010)
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (1999)
Foreign Marriege Act, 1969 (1969)
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (1992)
Foreigners Act, 1946 (1946)
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (1980)
Former Secretary of State Service Officers (Conditions of Service) Act, 1972 (1972)
Forward Contracts (Regulation Amendment) Act, 1957 (1957)
Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (1952)
Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (2018)

G

H

I

IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016 (2016)
Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 (1920)
Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 (1983)
Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 (1950)
Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act, 2000 (2000)
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (1956)
Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act, 1948 (1948)
Inchek Tyres Limited and National Rubber Manufacturers Limited (Nationalisation) Act, 1984 (1984)
Income-tax Act, 1961 (repealed w.e.f. 1 Apr 2026) (1961)
Income-tax Act, 2025 (2025)
Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016 (None)
Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 (1926)
Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 (1856)
Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (1925)
Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (1872)
Indian Contract Act, 1872 (1872)
Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001 (2001)
Indian Criminal Law Amendmentact, 1908 (1908)
Indian Easements Act, 1882 (1882)
Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1872)
Indian Forest Act, 1927 (1927)
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017 (2017)
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017 (2017)
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 (2014)
Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 (2017)
Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1976 (1976)
Indian Maritime University Act, 2008 (2008)
Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948 (1948)
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (1956)
Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (1970)
Indian Museum Act, 1910 (1910)
Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923 (1923)
Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (1947)
Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (1932)
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (1860)
Indian Ports Act, 1908 (1908)
Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (1898)
Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 (1905)
Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1983 (1983)
Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920 (1920)
Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888 (1888)
Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925 (1925)
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (1899)
Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959 (1959)
Indian Succession Act, 1925 (1925)
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (1885)
Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 (1901)
Indian Tolls Act, 1851 (1851)
Indian Tolls Act, 1864 (1864)
Indian Tramways Act, 1886 (1886)
Indian Treasure-Trove Act, 1878 (1878)
Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (1882)
Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (1984)
Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (1933)
Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (1985)
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007 (2007)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (1992)
Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2003 (2003)
Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949 (1949)
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (1947)
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (1946)
Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 1993 (1993)
Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (1951)
Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 1984 (1984)
Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 (1992)
Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 (1952)
Information Technology Act, 2000 (2000)
Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1917)
Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (1985)
Insecticides Act, 1968 (1968)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (2016)
Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963 (1963)
Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 (1961)
Insurance Act, 1938 (1938)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (1999)
Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017 (2017)
Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (2017)
Intelligence Organisations (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1985 (1985)
Inter-State Corporations Act, 1957 (1957)
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (1979)
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (1956)
Interest Act, 1978 (1978)
Interest-Tax Act, 1974 (1974)
International Airports Authority (Amendment) Act, 1985 (1985)
International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1960 (1960)
International Finance Corporation (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1958 (1958)
International Monetary Fund and Bank Act, 1945 (1945)
Iron Ore Mines Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976 (1976)
Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976 (1976)

J

K

L

M

Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (2000)
Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892 (1892)
Madras Civil Courts’ Act, 1873 (1873)
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Act, 1996 (1996)
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (2005)
Mahendra Partab Singh Estates (Repeal) Act, 1960 (1960)
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (2007)
Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 (1921)
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (1963)
Majority Act, 1875 (1875)
Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act, 1949 (1949)
Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955 (1955)
Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 (1971)
Manipur (Sales of Motor Spirit and Lubricants) Taxation Act, 1962 (1962)
Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956 (1956)
Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 (1960)
Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 (1994)
Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (1994)
Manipur University Act, 2005 (2005)
Manoeuvres Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 (1938)
Marine Insurance Act, 1963 (1963)
Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972 (1972)
Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 (1951)
Married Women’s Property (Extension) Act, 1959 (1959)
Married Women’s Property Act, 1874 (1874)
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (1961)
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996 (1996)
Mediation Act, 2023 (2023)
Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (1955)
Mental Health Act, 1987 (1987)
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (2017)
Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986 (1986)
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (1958)
Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976 (1976)
Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (1978)
Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1982 (1982)
Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (2002)
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (2006)
Mineral Oils (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Amendment Act, 1959 (1959)
Mines (Amendment) Act, 1983 (1983)
Mines Act, 1952 (1952)
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (1957)
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (1948)
Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959 (1959)
Mizoram University Act, 2000 (2000)
Moorshedabad Act, 1891 (1891)
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (1961)
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (1988)
Multi-State Co-Operative Societies Act, 2002 (2002)
Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 (1993)
Municipal Taxation Act, 1881 (1881)
Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933 (1933)
Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 (1937)
Muslim Women (protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (1986)
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 (2019)

N

O

Oaths Act, 1969 (1969)
Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881 (1881)
Official Languages Act, 1963 (1963)
Official Secrets Act, 1923 (1923)
Official Trustees Act, 1913 (1913)
Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (2002)
Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 1993 (1993)
Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 (1974)
Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (1948)
Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act, 1950 (1950)
Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857 (1857)
Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867 (1867)
Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 (2011)
Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi Repeal) Act, 1958 (1958)
Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960 (1960)

P

Panjab District Boards Act, 1883 (1883)
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977 (1977)
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, 1976 (1976)
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (1936)
Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (1951)
Part B States Marriages Validating Act, 1952 (1952)
Part C States (Miscellaneous Laws) Repealing Act, 1951 (1951)
Partition Act, 1893 (1893)
Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (1920)
Passports Act, 1967 (1967)
Patents Act, 1970 (1970)
Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (2007)
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (1965)
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (1972)
Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (1936)
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 (2013)
Pensions’ Act, 1871 (1871)
Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963 (1963)
Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962 (1962)
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1995)
Petroleum Act, 1934 (1934)
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (2006)
Pharmacy Act, 1948 (1948)
Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (1991)
Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (1951)
Poisons Act, 1919 (1919)
Police Act, 1861 (1861)
Police Act, 1949 (1949)
Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (2006)
Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act, 1968 (1968)
Pondicherry University Act, 1985 (1985)
Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 (1917)
Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Act, 1966 (1966)
Powers-Of-Attorney Act, 1882 (1882)
Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 (1990)
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (1994)
Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividends) Act, 1960 (1960)
Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (1882)
President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969 (1969)
President’s Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951 (1951)
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (1952)
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (1867)
Press Council Act, 1978 (1978)
Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 (2009)
Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (1980)
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (1988)
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (1960)
Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (1984)
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (1954)
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (1988)
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (1971)
Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (2002)
Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 2004 (2004)
Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 (1955)
Prisoners Act, 1900 (1900)
Prisons Act, 1894 (1894)
Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (2005)
Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 (1978)
Prize Competitions Act, 1955 (1955)
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (1958)
Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act, 2006 (2006)
Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1949 (1949)
Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (1988)
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (2006)
Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (2013)
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (2012)
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (1955)
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (1993)
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (2001)
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (2005)
Provident Funds Act, 1925 (1925)
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (1887)
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931 (1931)
Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (1996)
Public Accountants’ Default Act, 1850 (1850)
Public Debt Act, 1944 (1944)
Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 (1957)
Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Amendment Act, 1964 (1964)
Public Financial Institutions (Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy) Act, 1983 (1983)
Public Gambling Act, 1867 (1867)
Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (1991)
Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (1968)
Public Records Act, 1993 (1993)
Public Sector Iron and Steel Companies (Restructuring) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1978 (1978)
Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983 (1983)
Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1979 (1979)
Punjab Gram Panchayat, Samities and Zilla Parishad (Chandigarh Repeal) Act, 1994 (1994)
Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 (1969)
Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994 (1994)
Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (1966)

R

S

T

U

V

Vice-President's Pension Act, 1997 (1997)
Victoria Memorial Act, 1903 (1903)
Visva-Bharati (Amendment) Act, 1984 (1984)
Visva-Bharati Act, 1951 (1951)
Voluntary Surrender of Salaries (Exemption from Taxation) Act, 1961 (1961)

W

Y

Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956 (1956)