Parliament passes 2 bills to repeal 1,053 laws
The Parliament on Wednesday passed two bills to repeal 1,053 obsolete laws. The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill 2015 that seeks to repeal 758 old appropriation acts and The Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill 2015 to repeal 295 enactments and amend certain others, were passed by the Rajya Sabha. The bills had been passed by the Lok Sabha in May 2015.