Official repository
Indian legal sources
Official URLs are stored as metadata against each Act, so DEV links to India Code rather than inventing a citation.
Contracts
1 ActIndian Contract Act, 1872
Primary framework for contractual validity, obligations, breach, indemnity, guarantee and related contractual principles.
Official India CodeDispute Resolution
3 ActsArbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Applies where the agreement contains arbitration, arbitral procedure, seat or place, awards or related dispute resolution provisions.
Official India CodeCommercial
7 ActsInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Relevant to insolvency triggered termination and counterparty credit exposure.
Official India CodeCompetition Act, 2002
Relevant to exclusivity, restraint and market conduct provisions.
Official India CodeIndian Stamp Act, 1899
Relevant to stamping and admissibility. State specific stamp legislation may also apply.
Official India CodeCentral Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Relevant to tax treatment of fees and invoicing provisions.
Official India CodeCorporate
1 ActCompanies Act, 2013
Surfaced where corporate authority, company obligations or governance issues are relevant.
Official India CodeTechnology & Data
2 ActsInformation Technology Act, 2000
Surfaced for electronic records, electronic signatures and technology related issues.
Official India CodeDigital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Surfaced when the contract involves processing of digital personal data.
Official India CodeIP
4 ActsCopyright Act, 1957
Relevant where the agreement assigns or licenses copyright protected works.
Official India CodePatents Act, 1970
Relevant where patentable inventions or patent rights are addressed.
Official India CodeTrade Marks Act, 1999
Relevant where marks, branding or trade mark licensing are addressed.
Official India CodeEmployment
1 ActIndustrial Disputes Act, 1947
Potentially relevant to employment arrangements. Applicable labour framework, including the labour Codes and state specific legislation, requires verification for each engagement.
Official India CodeCriminal
3 ActsBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Surfaced only where the analysis identifies genuine criminal law relevance. Recorded by India Code as Act 45 of 2023.
Official India CodeBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Surfaced only where the analysis identifies genuine criminal procedure relevance. Recorded by India Code as Act 46 of 2023.
Official India CodeBharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Surfaced only where evidentiary questions are genuinely relevant. Recorded by India Code as Act 47 of 2023.
Official India Code