Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 22: The Law School, University of Jammu (JU) in collaboration with Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi, has released a Jammu & Kashmir Repeal Law Compendium which has identified more than 25 legislations which are subject to repeal.
The project was undertaken by the team of Law School students under the supervision of Professor Arvind Jasrotia, Director, The Law School and former Head and Dean, Faculty of Law. The student team comprised of Akhilesh Atulaya Jandial, Haamid Ali Shah, Mansi Walia and Samreen Tibb.
The compendium was launched in New Delhi on November 26, 2018. The same was released yesterday at the University of Jammu by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Manoj Kumar Dhar.
It is pertinent to mention that the Centre for Civil Society, a leading think tank through its public interest litigation initiative ‘I Justice’ began the ‘Repeal of 100 laws Project’ that were either redundant, obsolescent in the face of new laws or hindrance to development, governance and freedom.
The results of the initiative were articulated in a report titled ‘100 Laws repeal Project’, which was further acknowledged by a Report on ‘Obsolete Laws: Warranting Immediate Repeal’ by the Law Commission of India.
The identification of laws recommended for repeal has been done through a scientific ‘grading method’ ranging from 1 to 5. A grade point of 5 indicates the strongest possible case for repeal, whereas grade point of 1 indicates a relatively weak case.
Few of the laws in the State of Jammu & Kashmir identified by the Law School team for repeal as per grading points are: The J&K Banker’s Book Evidence Act, 1920; The J&K Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1940; The J&K Namdha Quality Control Act, 1953; The J&K Utilization of Lands Act, 1953; The J&K Government Servants (Held in Detention) Act, 1956; The J&K Registration of Deeds (Validation) Act, 1956; The J&K (Extension of Laws) Act, 1956; The J&K State Village and Town Patrol Act, 1959; The J&K Prevention of Beggary Act, 1960; The J&K Vaccination Act, 1967; The Taxation Laws (Extension to J&K) Act, 1972; The J&K Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1940; The J&K Muslim Marriage Registration Act, 1981; The J&K Agriculturalist Relief Act, 1983; The J&K Food Control Act, 1986; The J&K Juvenile Smoking Act, 1986; The J&K Legal Practitioners (Fees) Act, 1988; The J&K Village Sanitation Act, 1990; The J&K Livestock Improvement Act, 1996; The J&K Opium Smoking Act, 1954.
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