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The Rajya Sabha in April 2016 passed two Bills, which had already been passed by the Lok Sabha earlier, repealing certain outdated/old laws. The Bills intended to repeal:
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315 laws
1053 laws
153 laws
513 laws
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Solution
1053 laws
Explanation:
Parliament passed two bills to repeal outdated 1053 old laws which had become redundant legislations. The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill 2015 seeks to repeal 758 old appropriation acts that have lost relevance and The Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015 to repeal 295 enactments and to amend certain other enactments were passed by the Rajya Sabha.
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