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Acts & subordinate legislation

India Code

Central Acts since 1836; State Acts; subordinate legislation, rules, regulations, and notifications.

Official repository of Central and State Acts maintained by the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice.

Note: Search by short title, Act number, year, ministry, or department. Linked PDFs are the official text.

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Gazette notifications

eGazette

Central government notifications, ordinances, appointments, rule changes, and statutory orders.

Single window for the Gazette of India — weekly, extraordinary, and ministry-specific notifications.

Note: Browse by date or search by ministry, subject, or Gazette ID. PDF downloads are the legal record.

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Bills & parliamentary documents

Legislative Department

Bills, ordinances, the Constitution, allied legislative references, and bare-act compilations.

Ministry of Law & Justice department that drafts central laws and maintains parliamentary documents.

Note: Use for the bare-act PDFs and historical legislative reference material.

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PRS India — Bill Tracker

Pending and passed central bills with stage-wise status, summaries, and committee reports.

Independent legislative-research body's tracker for bills introduced in Parliament with plain-language briefs.

Note: Useful for context and plain reading; not the official record. For binding text, go to the Legislative Department or India Code.

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Judgments

Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court judgments, orders, notices, and judge information.

Apex court's official portal with judgments, daily orders, e-SCR, cause lists, and case status.

Note: Use e-SCR for reportable judgments and case status for live case tracking.

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Case lookup

eCourts Services

District & High Court case status, cause lists, orders, and judgments across all states.

Unified portal for District Courts and High Courts case status, cause lists, orders, and judgments.

Note: Search by case number, party name, advocate, or filing details. Coverage and update cadence vary by court.

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Recent landmark acts

Big central acts of the last few years

A short list of significant Central Acts since 2023. Each row links directly to its official India Code record or Gazette text.

Act	Number & assent	What it does	Source
Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 9 of 2026 Assented 9 Apr 2026	Creates an umbrella framework for recruitment, deputation, promotion, and service conditions of Group A officers in specified Central Armed Police Forces.	Read on eGazette
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Act 8 of 2026 Assented 7 Apr 2026	Decriminalises and rationalises minor offences across a schedule of central laws by replacing or restructuring criminal penalties and compliance procedures.	Read on eGazette
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 7 of 2026 Assented 6 Apr 2026	Names Amaravati as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh with effect from 2 June 2024 and updates the 2014 reorganisation law accordingly.	Read on eGazette
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Act 3 of 2026 Assented 30 Mar 2026	Revises the statutory definition of a transgender person and changes the authority and certification framework used for legal recognition.	Read on eGazette
Finance Act, 2026 Ministry of Finance	Act 4 of 2026 Assented 30 Mar 2026	Gives effect to the Union Budget 2026-27 tax proposals and makes related amendments across direct- and indirect-tax laws.	Read on eGazette
Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 Ministry of Labour and Employment	Act 1 of 2026 Assented 16 Feb 2026	Clarifies that three predecessor labour laws stood repealed from 21 November 2025 while their tribunals and authorities continue until replacements under the Code become functional.	Read on eGazette
Finance Act, 2025 Ministry of Finance	Act 7 of 2025 Assented 29 Mar 2025	Gives effect to the Union Budget 2025-26 tax proposals, including the revised personal income tax slabs under the new regime.	Read on India Code
Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 5 of 2025 Assented 28 Mar 2025	Strengthens the role of the National and State Disaster Management Authorities and enables urban disaster management authorities for major cities.	Read on India Code
Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 Ministry of Civil Aviation	Act 38 of 2024 Assented 19 Dec 2024	Replaces the Aircraft Act, 1934 with a modern civil aviation framework covering design, manufacture, and operation of aircraft.	Read on India Code
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 Ministry of Finance	Act 15 of 2024 Assented 16 Aug 2024	Implements the full Union Budget 2024-25 changes to direct and indirect taxes, including capital gains rationalisation.	Read on India Code
Finance Act, 2024 Ministry of Finance	Act 8 of 2024 Assented 15 Feb 2024	Gives effect to the central government's interim budget proposals for fiscal year 2024-25, including tax rate continuations.	Read on India Code
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions	Act 1 of 2024 Assented 12 Feb 2024	Criminalises organised cheating, paper leaks, and impersonation in public examinations conducted by central agencies like UPSC, SSC, and railways.	Read on India Code
Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 Ministry of Law and Justice	Act 49 of 2023 Assented 28 Dec 2023	Lays down a statutory selection process and service conditions for the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.	Read on India Code
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 45 of 2023 Assented 25 Dec 2023	Replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as the country's main criminal code with renumbered offences and new provisions on terrorism and organised crime.	Read on India Code
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 46 of 2023 Assented 25 Dec 2023	Replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, governing how police, prosecutors, and trial courts handle criminal cases.	Read on India Code
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 47 of 2023 Assented 25 Dec 2023	Replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, including expanded recognition of digital and electronic records as evidence.	Read on India Code
Telecommunications Act, 2023 Ministry of Communications	Act 44 of 2023 Assented 24 Dec 2023	Replaces the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 with a new regime for spectrum, authorisations, and lawful interception.	Read on India Code
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs	Act 32 of 2023 Assented 12 Aug 2023	Creates the National Capital Civil Service Authority and clarifies control over services in the Delhi government.	Read on India Code
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology	Act 22 of 2023 Assented 11 Aug 2023	India's first horizontal personal-data protection law, setting consent, purpose, and breach-notification rules for entities that process personal data.	Read on India Code
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 Ministry of Commerce & Industry	Act 18 of 2023 Assented 11 Aug 2023	Decriminalises minor offences across 42 central laws by replacing imprisonment with monetary penalties to ease compliance burden.	Read on India Code

Act numbers and assent dates are taken from the enacted text. Bills and Ordinances are excluded until they receive an Act number. List reviewed 2 Aug 2026.

Source: India Code, eGazette, Legislative Department, PRS India, Supreme Court of India, and eCourts Services
Links reviewed: Official portal links and recent Acts checked on 2 Aug 2026
Coverage: Central Acts since 1836, gazette notifications, central bills, Supreme Court judgments, and District/High Court case lookup

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