Legislation is not the only tool to tackle all issues: Dr Debroy  

June 2, 2014

Normal reaction of any MP or MLA to a problem, even if economic, is generally that it would be resolved through a legislation. However, whether the legislation can be enforced or not is never analysed, says Dr Bibek Debroy

Shinzani Jain

Our laws range from retrograde to obsolete and almost always complex. But, what really are the reasons behind this stagnation? What does it take to get rid of ancient and often expendable laws? For any problem, even if it is economic, most of the members of Parliament (MPs) and members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will tell you that it would be resolved through a legislation. Whether the legislation can be enforced or not is never analysed by them. As a result, we have a bunch of legislations that have never even been used. 

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