Why India must modernise the way the government publishes laws and regulations
The Indian government's current system for publishing laws and regulations is fragmented, outdated, and difficult for citizens to navigate. The author argues that a centralized, accessible digital repository is essential for upholding the rule of law and ensuring transparency.
Why it matters
Inefficient legal publication processes hinder public accountability and create significant barriers for citizens and the judiciary to understand the current state of the law.
W hen the Transvaal government enacted the notorious “Black Act” against Indians in 1906, Mahatma Gandhi’s first act was not to protest but to translate the ordinance and publish it in full in his newspaper, Indian Opinion, so that ordinary Indians could read for themselves exactly what was being done to them. Gandhi understood that a community cannot defend its rights against a law it cannot read.
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