Legal Research

India Code

By Michael Lines

India Code makes current versions of Indian Acts available for free:

India Code the India Code Information System contains all Central Acts of Parliament right from 1836 onwards. Each Act includes: Short Title, Enactment Date, Sections, Schedule and also Foot notes.

The Acts can be searched by “Short Title, Act Number, Act Year, Act Objective, Full Act Text, and FreeText Search.” The interface requires double clicks, and the results are not in a perfect form (click “download full act for best results), but the coverage is impressive (1834-2010), and on the left sidebar there are a couple useful tools, including a list of all “Central Acts”, either alphabetical or by date.

The site also links out to other important legal system sites, such as courts, and to specific types of documents, including judgments.

Not a lot more information on the site about updates, currency, or their plans for improvement. The site seems to be supported by India.Gov.In

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).