Subordinate legislation

Circulars

Administrative instruction to officers; not law, but it governs how the law is applied. 2,911 indexed, Central and State.

EverythingNotifications 28,562Rules 7,865Circulars 2,911Regulations 2,059Orders 1,258Statutes 367Regulations under article 240 237Forms 63Appendices 46Annexures 8

Most of these carry their text. 2,421 of the 2,911 instruments listed here have their English text on the site, and the entry for one of those opens the instrument itself, not just a citation. The rest keep their citation, the Act they were made under, the year and the Ministry, and link to the source document: a Gazette page is bilingual and a good deal of the State material is published in Hindi only, so where a document carried no usable English the entry says so rather than showing you an empty page.

InstrumentMade underYearJurisdiction
Jurisdiction - adjudication - CC, Calcutta to adjudicate all cases of non-inclusion of demurrage/detention charges in assessable value against I.O.C.- Circular No.86/2000-Customs, dated 1.11.2000 The Customs Act, 1962 2000 Central

By jurisdiction

Central 21,536Maharashtra 2,428Uttar Pradesh 2,425Delhi 2,238Haryana 2,008Madhya Pradesh 1,582Chhattisgarh 1,546Rajasthan 1,328Punjab 1,145West Bengal 1,130Bihar 964Karnataka 877Jharkhand 784Tripura 638Chandigarh 548Tamil Nadu 521Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 237Arunachal Pradesh 229Andaman and Nicobar Islands 211Goa 203

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.