Repealing and Amending Act, 2025

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The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025
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Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments.
Citation Act No. 37 of 2025
Territorial extentIndia
Passed by Lok Sabha
Passed16 December 2025
Passed by Rajya Sabha
Passed17 December 2025
Assented to by President Droupadi Murmu
Assented to20 December 2025
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025
Bill citation Bill No. 193 of 2025
Introduced by MoL&J (I/C) Arjun Ram Meghwal
Introduced15 December 2025
Passed16 December 2025
Second chamber: Rajya Sabha
Passed17 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The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 71 Acts.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]

Contents

Repealed Acts

YearAct No.Short title
1886XIThe Indian Tramways Act, 1886
197631The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act, 1976
197841The Britannia Engineering Company Limited (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978
198236The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982
198455The Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984.
198844The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employees) Act, 1988
20163The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015
20171The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
3The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
6The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
11The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2017
30The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2017
20187The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2018
10The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018
12The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
18The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018
19The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Act, 2018
20The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018
28The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
201915The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019
19The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019
27The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2019
32The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
38The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Act, 2019
41The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 2019
43The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019
48The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019
20201The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020
4The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2020
13The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020
17The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2020
18The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 2020
24The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020
25The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2020
39The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020
20213The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021
6The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2021
8The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021
15The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021
21The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2021
22The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Act, 2021
26The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021
27The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021
28The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2021
30The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2021
32The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2021
37The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 2021
38The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Act, 2021
39The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 2021
43The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2021
44The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2021
49The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021
20228The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2022
9The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment)Act, 2022
10The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022
14The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022
19The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
20The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2022
23The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Act, 2022
20231The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2022
2The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2022
9The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023
11The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2023
12The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023
13The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2023
14The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2023
16The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
17The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
19The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023
27The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023
36The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023

Amendments

No.YearAct No.Short titleAmendment
1189710The General Clauses Act, 1897In section 27, for the words “registered post”, the words “speed post with registration” shall be substituted.
219085The 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.

3192539The 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.

4200553The Disaster Management Act, 2005In section 30, in sub-section (2), in clause (vi), for the word “prevention”, the word “preparation” shall be substituted.

References

  1. "The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 25 January 2026.