Repealing and Amending Act, 2025
| The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No. 37 of 2025 |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 16 December 2025 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 17 December 2025 |
| Assented to by | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Assented to | 20 December 2025 |
| Legislative history | |
| Initiating chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 |
| Bill citation | Bill No. 193 of 2025 |
| Introduced by | MoL&J (I/C) Arjun Ram Meghwal |
| Introduced | 15 December 2025 |
| Passed | 16 December 2025 |
| Revising chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
| Passed | 17 December 2025 |
| Amends | |
| 4 Acts | |
| Repeals | |
| 71 Acts | |
| Related legislation | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 71 Acts. It also made amendment to 4 Acts. The Act was the eighth such repealing act aimed at repealing obsolete laws tabled by the Narendra Modi administration.[1]
Repealed Acts
| Year | Act No. | Short title |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | XI | The Indian Tramways Act, 1886 |
| 1976 | 31 | The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act, 1976 |
| 1978 | 41 | The Britannia Engineering Company Limited (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978 |
| 1982 | 36 | The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982 |
| 1984 | 55 | The Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984. |
| 1988 | 44 | The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employees) Act, 1988 |
| 2016 | 3 | The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 |
| 2017 | 1 | The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 |
| 3 | The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017 | |
| 6 | The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 | |
| 11 | The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2017 | |
| 30 | The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2017 | |
| 2018 | 7 | The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| 10 | The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 | |
| 12 | The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 | |
| 18 | The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018 | |
| 19 | The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Act, 2018 | |
| 20 | The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018 | |
| 28 | The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 | |
| 2019 | 15 | The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 19 | The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 27 | The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 32 | The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 38 | The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 41 | The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 43 | The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 48 | The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| 2020 | 1 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020 |
| 4 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 13 | The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 17 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 18 | The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 24 | The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 25 | The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 39 | The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 | |
| 2021 | 3 | The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021 |
| 6 | The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 8 | The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 15 | The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 21 | The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 22 | The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 26 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 27 | The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 28 | The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 30 | The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 32 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 37 | The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 2021 | |
| 38 | The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 39 | The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 43 | The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 44 | The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2021 | |
| 49 | The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 | |
| 2022 | 8 | The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2022 |
| 9 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment)Act, 2022 | |
| 10 | The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 | |
| 14 | The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022 | |
| 19 | The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022 | |
| 20 | The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 | |
| 23 | The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Act, 2022 | |
| 2023 | 1 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 |
| 2 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2022 | |
| 9 | The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 11 | The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 12 | The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 13 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 14 | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 16 | The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023 | |
| 17 | The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023 | |
| 19 | The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 27 | The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023 | |
| 36 | The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023 |
Amendments
| No. | Year | Act No. | Short title | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1897 | 10 | The General Clauses Act, 1897 | In section 27, for the words “registered post”, the words “speed post with registration” shall be substituted. |
| 2 | 1908 | 5 | The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 | (i) In section 148A, in sub-section (2), for the words “registered post, acknowledgement due”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery” shall be substituted;
(ii) In the First Schedule,–– (a) in Order V, in rule 9,–– (I) in sub-rule (3), for the words “registered post acknowledgement due, addressed to the defendant or his agent empowered to accept the service or by speed post”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery addressed to the defendant or his agent empowered to accept the service” shall be substituted; (II) in sub-rule (4), the brackets and words “(except by registered post acknowledgment due)” shall be omitted; (III) in sub-rule (5), in the proviso, for the words “registered post acknowledgement due, the declaration referred to in this sub-rule shall be made notwithstanding the fact that the acknowledgement”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery, the declaration referred to in this sub-rule shall be made notwithstanding the fact that the proof of delivery” shall be substituted; (b) in Order XXI, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2),for the words “registered post, acknowledgement due”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery” shall be substituted; and (c) in Order XXXIX, in rule 3, in the proviso, in clause (a), for the words “registered post”, the words “speed post with registration” shall be substituted. |
| 3 | 1925 | 39 | The Indian Succession Act, 1925 | (i) In section 3, in sub-section (1), the figures “, 213” shall be omitted;
(ii) section 213 shall be omitted; (iii) in section 370,–– (a) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures “or section 213 to be established by letters of administration or probate”, the words “to be established by letters of administration” shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (2), clause (b) shall be omitted. |
| 4 | 2005 | 53 | The Disaster Management Act, 2005 | In section 30, in sub-section (2), in clause (vi), for the word “prevention”, the word “preparation” shall be substituted. |
References
- ^ "The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 25 January 2026.