Cabinet nod to repeal 71 laws which have outlived utility

Key Points

1. Union Cabinet cleared a Bill on December 12, 2025, to repeal 71 laws.
2. Out of the 71 laws, 65 are amendments to principal Acts.
3. 6 laws to be repealed are principal laws themselves.
4. At least one law proposed for repeal dates back to the British era.
5. The repeal aims to remove outdated Acts, not specifically colonial laws.
6. 1,562 old archaic laws have been repealed so far.