The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act gives effect to Article 21A of the Constitution, which made elementary education a fundamental right. It…
Laws and Acts
Short, readable summaries of Indian laws with a link to the full legal text.
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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
This Act gives women a civil remedy against violence inside the home, which is what distinguishes it from the criminal provision on cruelty by a husband…
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
POCSO is a gender neutral special law that protects every person below eighteen from sexual offences. Before it, child sexual abuse was prosecuted under general penal…
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is the law behind driving licences, vehicle registration, permits, insurance, traffic offences and accident compensation in India. It replaced the 1939…
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 replaced the 1986 Act and modernised consumer law for an economy where most complaints now involve online purchases, app based services…
The Right to Information Act, 2005
The Right to Information Act gives any Indian citizen the right to ask a public authority for information and to get an answer within a fixed…
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is India's first standalone privacy law. It applies to digital personal data processed in India, and to processing outside India…
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam is the law of evidence for criminal and civil proceedings in India. It replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July…
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is the procedural half of India's criminal law reform. It replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024…
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is India's general criminal code and it replaced the Indian Penal Code of 1860 with effect from 1 July 2024. It is…