A law introduced by former British colonial rulers on treasure troves hasnt been scrapped yet and is still relevant. It says that treasure findings worth even as little as 10 rupees still belongs to Her Majesty. Now, however, nearly 300 outdated laws, including the Treasure Trove Act of 1878, are set to be repealed in the largest-ever cull of rules. Some of the laws on our books are laughable. Others have no place in a modern and democratic India, a report quoted Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is leading the legislative clean-up, as saying. The Narendra Modi government has identified 287 obsolete laws for scrapping in a November session of parliament. The Treasure Trove Act is an 1838 law that says property in an area of the former imperial capital of Calcutta can only be sold to the East India Company, which ceased to exist more than 150 years ago. An 1855 measure removing a certain tribe from the purview of local laws because it was an uncivilized race will also go, the report said. There are other laws that say flying kites without police permission is illegal across India and a World War II decree that outlaws dropping of pamphlets from the air in Gujarat. Another law says that motor inspectors must have a clean set of teeth and anyone with a pigeon chest, knock knees, flat foot and hammer toes will be disqualified. The report further quoted economist Bibek Debroy as saying There are instances where the entire statute is dysfunctional. Read more at: indiatoday.intoday.in/story/british-colonial-law-treasure-findings-her-majesty-ravi-shankar-prasad/1/394613.html
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 04:03:29 +0000
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