The Intelligence Organisations (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1985
Act No. 61 of 1985
Enacted on: 30th September, 1985
Objective:
To restrict certain fundamental rights of employees working in intelligence and security organizations, for the sake of national security and confidentiality.

Electricity Act, 2003 – Summary
The Electricity Act, 2003 is a comprehensive law aimed at reforming India's electricity sector by promoting competition, protecting consumers' interests, and providing for the development of electricity infrastructure, especially in rural areas. It consolidates laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading, and use of electricity.

Official Secrets Act, 1923
[Act No. 19 of 1923, enacted on 2nd April 1923]

This law is primarily aimed at protecting the country’s official secrets, especially those related to national security, defense, and espionage.

Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 – Summary
Objective:
To prevent hijacking of aircraft and punish hijackers and related offences.

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 – Summary
Purpose:
To prevent and punish aircraft hijacking and related offences in India, and to comply with international aviation conventions.

Purpose:
To prevent economic offenders from evading Indian law by staying outside India and to confiscate their properties.

[6th January, 2003.]

An Act to provide for freedom to every citizen to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, consistent with public interest, in order to promote openness, transparency and accountability in administration and in relation to ma ters connected therewith or incidental thereto

Note:
Although this Act was passed in 2002, it was later repealed and replaced by the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, which is now the operative law for access to public information in India.

Purpose of the Act:
To protect national highways, prevent illegal encroachments, regulate access and traffic, and ensure safe and smooth transit across India’s highway network.

Purpose of the Act:
To provide financial assistance and welfare measures (like retirement benefits, ex-gratia grants, insurance, etc.) for advocates in India through a dedicated Welfare Fund.

An Act to provide for the constitution of a welfare fund for the benefit of advocates and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

The Children Act, 1960 was enacted by the Indian Parliament to provide care, protection, maintenance, welfare, training, education, and rehabilitation of neglected or delinquent children.

The Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926
[Act No. 38 of 1926]
Enacted on: 9th September 1926
Objective:
To provide for the constitution and regulation of Bar Councils for certain courts and to consolidate and amend the law relating to legal practitioners.
This law was enacted to regulate the legal profession in India, primarily by establishing Bar Councils for High Courts, managing enrollment and conduct of advocates, and empowering Bar Councils to make rules.

Enacted: 26 February 1869
Applies to: Christians in India (except certain princely states or areas unless extended)
Purpose: Governs divorce, judicial separation, nullity of marriage, alimony, child custody, and related procedures.

The Act regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants in Maharashtra to ensure fairness in rent, eviction, maintenance, and rights of both parties. It replaced earlier rent control laws and came into force in 2000.

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016Act No. 37 of 2016Date of Enactment: 29th July, 2016
This amendment modified specific provisions of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, particularly focusing on the declaration of assets by public servants.

Purpose (Preamble)
This Act was passed in the wake of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy to provide a comprehensive law for environmental protection and pollution control in India. It gives wide powers to the Central Government to take measures to protect and improve the environment.

Purpose of the Act:
To nationalize the British India Corporation Limited (BIC) by acquiring all its shares and transferring ownership to the Central Government, ensuring continued management and operations of the company in the public interest.

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What Is This Act About?
This Act deals with two types of children:
Children in conflict with law – those who are accused of committing a crime.
Children in need of care and protection – such as abandoned, abused, or neglected children.

Purpose of the Act
The Act aims to provide care, protection, and rehabilitation for two categories of children:
Children in conflict with law (those accused of crimes).
Children in need of care and protection (abandoned, abused, neglected, or in difficult circumstances)

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Purpose of the Act
The Aadhaar Act provides a legal framework for issuing a unique identity number (Aadhaar) to residents of India. It aims to ensure targeted delivery of government subsidies, benefits, and services by linking them to Aadhaar.

Objective of the Act
The Mental Health Act, 1987 was enacted to regulate the treatment and care of mentally ill persons. It aimed to protect their rights and ensure proper management of mental health facilities in India.

Overview
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) grants special powers to the armed forces in areas declared as "disturbed" due to internal conflicts or threats to public order, mainly in the northeastern states and Jammu & Kashmir.

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Purpose of the Act:
This law was enacted after the Bhopal gas tragedy (1984), one of the world’s worst industrial disasters, to ensure fair and speedy compensation to the victims. It gave the Central Government special powers to represent all affected people and manage claims for damages.

Right to Information Act, 2005 – Summary
Purpose of the Act:
To empower citizens to access information held by public authorities, thereby promoting transparency and accountability in the working of the Government.

The law is made to stop child marriages and protect children (especially girls) from being forced into marriage before they are legally adults.

An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS clause (3) of article 15 of the Constitution, inter alia, empowers the State to

AND WHEREAS, the Government of India has acceded on the 11th December, 1992 to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, which has prescribed a set of standards to be followed by all State parties in

AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the proper development of the child that his or her right to privacy and confidentiality be protected and respected by every person by all means and through all stages of a judicial process involving the child;

AND WHEREAS it is imperative that the law operates in a manner that the best interest and well being of the child are regarded as being of paramount importance at every stage, to ensure the healthy physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of the child;

AND WHEREAS the State parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are required to undertake all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent-
a. the inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity;
b. the exploitative use of children in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practices;
c. the exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials;

AND WHEREAS sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children are heinous crimes and need to be effectively addressed.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

MCOCA, 1999
The Act is designed to combat organised crime and terrorism, especially crimes involving criminal syndicates in Maharashtra

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Indian Penal Code, 1860
1. Title and extent of operation of the Code
This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall 3[extend to the whole of India 4[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir ].]

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

1. Short title, extent and commencement

This Act may be called the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

2 It extends to the whole of India 3 [Except the State of Jammu and Kashmir] and applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, 4[other than Courts-martial convened under the Army Act.,] (44 & 45 Vict., c.58) 5[the Naval Discipline Act (29 & 30 Vict., c 109) or 6[***] the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act. 19347] (34 of 1934) 8[or the Air Force Act] 7 Geo. 5, c. 51) but not to affidavits presented to any Court to any Court or Officer, not to proceedings before an arbitrator

And it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.

Indian Contract Act, 1872

1. Short title

This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

Extent, commencement-It extends to the whole of India 1[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]; and it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.

Enactments repealed- 2[ *] Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of any Statute, Act or Regulation not hereby expressly repealed, nor any usage or custom or trade, nor any incident of any contract, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

[Act No. 11 of 2022]

[18th April, 2022.]

An Act to authorise for taking measurements of convicts and other persons for the purposes of identification and investigation in criminal matters and to preserve records and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

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Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Indian Evidence Act, 2023)
Legislative Process: Introduced in Lok Sabha on 11 August 2023; the original Bill was withdrawn on 12 December 2023; the “Second” Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 20 Dec 2023, Rajya Sabha on 21 Dec, and received Presidential assent on 25 Dec 2023
Effective Date: In force from 1 July 2024, replacing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Scope: Consolidates and modernizes the rules of evidence to ensure fair trial procedures

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Summary: The Designs Act, 2000 (India)
The Designs Act, 2000 was enacted to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the protection of industrial designs in India. It replaces the earlier Designs Act of 1911 and aligns Indian design law with modern international standards, especially with the TRIPS Agreement (WTO)