Under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, made by the President of India under Article 77(3) of the Constitution of India, the Legislative Department is concerned with the drafting of Bills, including the business of the Draftsmen in Select Committees,drafting and promulgation of Ordinances and Regulations; enactment of State Acts as President’s Acts, whenever required; scrutiny of statutory Rules and Orders.
- Delegated Legislation and enactments.
- Repealing and Amending Acts.
- Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners under the
Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and
Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 (11 of 1991). - The Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950).
- The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951).
- The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952).
- The Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002).
- Sherriff’s Fees Act, 1852 (8 of 1852).
- Legal Representative’s Suits Act, 1855 (12 of 1855).
- Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 (13 of 1855).
- Suits Valuation Act, 1887 (07 of 1882).
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (05 of 1908).
- Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 (18 of 1921).
- Public Suits Validation Act, 1932 (11 of 1932).
- Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963).
- Specific Relief Act, 1963 (37 of 1963).
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1995).
- Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850 (21 of 1850).
- Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925).
- Administrators-General Act, 1963 (45 of 1963).
- Religious Endowments Act, 1863 (20 of 1863).
- Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (02 of 1882).
- Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 (06 of 1890).
- Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899 (23 of 1899).
- Official Trustees Act, 1913 (02 of 1913).
- Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913 (06 of 1913).
- Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 (14 of 1920).
- Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 (42 of 1923).
- Sikh Gurudwaras (Supplementary) Act, 1925 (24 of 1925).
- Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1930 (32 of 1930).
- Public Wakf (Extension of Limitation) Act, 1959 (29 of 1959).
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (01 of 1872).
- Banker’s Books Evidence Act, 1891 (18 of 1891).
- Commercial Documents Evidence Act, 1939 (30 of 1939).
- Oath’s Act, 1969 (44 of 1969).
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (04 of 1882).
- Partition Act, 1893 (04 of 1893).
- Government Grants Act, 1895 (15 of 1895).
- Transfer of Property Amendment (Supplementary) Act, 1929 (21 of 1929).
- Anand Marriage Act, 1909 (7 of 1909).
- Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916
- Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 (12 of 1928).
- Bangalore Marriages Validation Act, 1936 (16 of 1936).
- Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 (19 of 1937).
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955).
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (30 of 1956).
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 (32 of 1956).
- Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956).
- Married Women Property (Extension) Act, 1959 (61 of 1959).
- Kazis Act, 1880 (12 of 1880).
- Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 (26 of 1937).
- Cutchi Memons Act, 1938 (10 of 1938).
- Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 (8 of 1939).
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (25 of 1986).
- Converts Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 (21 of 1866).
- Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (1 of 1869).
- Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872).
- Marriages Validation Act, 1892 (2 of 1892).
- Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (3 of 1936).
- Married Women’s Property Act, 1874 (3 of 1874).
- Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marnages) Act, 1948 (40 of 1948).
- Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954).
- Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959 (48 of 1959).
- Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 (33 of 1969).
- Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)
- Powers of Attorney Act, 1882 (7 of 1882).
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930).
- Parliament Prevention of Disqualification Act, 1959 (10 of 1959).
- Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890).
- Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929).
- Indian Easement Act, 1882 (5 of 1882).
- The Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913 (6 of 1913).
- The Hindu Marriage (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960 (19 of 1960).
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005 (1 of 2006).
