Cabinet approves Bill to repeal 71 laws that have outlived their utility

• Union Cabinet cleared a Bill to repeal 71 laws deemed to have outlived their utility.
• The repealed laws comprise 65 amendments and 6 principal laws.
• At least one of the laws proposed for repeal dates back to the British era.
• The initiative focuses on removing outdated laws, not specifically colonial ones.
• A total of 1,562 old archaic laws have been repealed to date.

Why It Matters: This simplifies India's legal framework by removing obsolete laws.