The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, was passed in the recently concluded winter session of the Parliament. The Act aims to simplify the country’s legal framework by repealing obsolete and redundant laws and making targeted amendments to select existing statutes.
Under the Act, 71 obsolete Acts from 1886 to 2023 have been repealed that were redundant and no longer relevant from the statute book. The four core laws, including the Code of Civil Procedure, the General Clauses Act, the Succession Act, and the Disaster Management Act, are also amended under the Act to make legislation clearer and more consistent with present-day administration.
Further, the Savings Section of the Act ensures that no accrued rights, liabilities, proceedings, or obligations are affected by repeals. In a nutshell, the Act improves ease of governance and ensures that the nation’s legal environment evolves with the needs of a modern economy.
