Indian Bare Acts & Central Laws
Latest Indian laws, Acts, sections, definitions, amendments and legal guidance in one place.
This page provides an index of important Indian Bare Acts and Central Laws covering criminal law, civil procedure, taxation, business, banking, consumer protection, property, family law, employment, intellectual property, constitutional law and other legal subjects.
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- Advocates Act, 1961
- Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
- All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
- Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007
- Arms Act, 1959
- Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
- Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, as amended
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA)
- Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964
- Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019
- Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
- Central Universities Act, 2009
- Chit Funds Act, 1982
- Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - historical reference
- Code on Wages, 2019
- Co-operative Societies Act, 1912
- Commercial Courts Act, 2015
- Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Companies Act, 2013
- Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015
- Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020
- Copyright Act, 1957
- Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - historical reference
- Constitution of India
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
- Court Fees Act, 1870
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
- Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004
- Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020
- Disaster Management Act, 2005
- Divorce Act, 1869
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
- Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
- Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
- Essential Commodities Act, 1955
- Factories Act, 1948
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
- Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
- Goods and Services Tax - GST Laws
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Income-tax Act, 1961
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872 - historical reference
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 - historical reference
- Registration Act, 1908
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC)
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020
- Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978
- Limitation Act, 1963
- Mediation Act, 2023
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Amendments
- Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
- Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2019
- National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
- National Security Act, 1980
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO)
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Representation of the People Act, 1951
- Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
- Right to Information Act, 2005
- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and Amendments
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA)
- Societies Registration Act, 1860
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Special Marriage Act 1954
- SARFAESI Act, 2002
- Street Vendors Act, 2014
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)
- Whistle Blowers Protection Act
- Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST)
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST)
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (UTGST)
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