Annual Survey of State Laws (ASSL)
About the Publication
The Annual Survey of State Laws (ASSL) is a research initiative of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, dedicated to the systematic documentation and study of legislative developments in the States of India. The Survey seeks to provide an accessible and structured account of state legislation, facilitating research into legislative activity and the development of state law.
Through its annual surveys, ASSL documents legislative developments across Indian States and provides a resource for scholars, legal practitioners, policymakers, students and others interested in state legislation and governance. The publication aims to support the study of state legislatures and to make information about legislative developments more accessible for research and public understanding.
Aims and Scope
The Annual Survey of State Laws aims to document and facilitate the study of legislative developments at the state level in India. Its principal objectives are:
- To systematically document legislative developments in Indian States.
- To provide an organised research resource on state legislation.
- To facilitate comparative study of legislative activity across States and over time.
- To support academic research and informed engagement with state legislatures, lawmaking and governance.
The Survey focuses on legislation enacted by Indian State legislatures and related legislative developments within its stated coverage. Its intended readership includes academics, legal researchers, practitioners, policymakers, students and others working on Indian law and public policy.
Publication Details
- Title: Annual Survey of State Laws
- Abbreviation: ASSL
- Frequency: Annual
- Publisher: NALSAR University of Law, Justice City, Shamirpet – 500101
- Editor: Prof Amita Dhanda
- Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 India License
- Starting year: 2022
- Subject area: Law, legislation, public law and governance
- Language: English
- Format: Online
- Publisher Website: https://nalsar.ac.in
Submission Guidelines
The publication develops its chapters in collaboration with a network of selected author-researchers. The author-researchers are selected by invitation only. The state-specific authors are supported by researcher assistants and correspondents. In case you are interested in working with the Annual Survey of State Laws, write to us with a writing sample and an expression of interest at assl@nalsar.ac.in. The Annual Survey of State Laws has developed an in-house style sheet and citation format suited to its specific needs. It can be accessed here.
Review and Publication Policies
The review involves a multi-stage process. Authors first submit a tabulation of the year’s lawmaking in the state while research assistants and correspondents collate background information on each state. Following this, the editors undertake a fact-checking exercise and a substantive review of the tabulation. The substantive review is meant to guide the authors in developing their full-fledged chapter. This draft chapter undergoes another round of fact-checking and substantive review before being sent for copy-editing and subsequent publication.
Patron
Editorial Board
Research Team
Syed Misbah Ameen
Designation: Research Assistant
Read the Surveys (Archives)
Introduction – Amita Dhanda and Faizan Mustafa (p. v).
Andhra Pradesh – Anindita Mukherjee (pp. 1–12).
Assam – Pritam Baruah and Manash Pratim Dutta (pp. 13–22).
Bihar – Vivek Mukherjee and Akansha Singh (pp. 23–34).
Chhattisgarh – Nikita Agarwal (pp. 35–44).
Gujarat – Neha Pathakji (pp. 45–52).
Jharkhand – Prerna (pp. 53–63).
Karnataka – Neela Badami (pp. 64–75).
Kerala – Noor Ameena (pp. 76–87).
Madhya Pradesh – Aymen Mohammed (pp. 88–101).
Maharashtra – N. Vasanthi (pp. 102–113).
Odisha – Rahul Mohanty (pp. 114–125).
Punjab – Subhashini Shriya (pp. 126–139).
Rajasthan – Subhashini Shriya (pp. 140–151).
Tamil Nadu – Rohan K. George (pp. 152–165).
Telangana – Aymen Mohammed and Amita Dhanda (pp. 166–182).
The National Capital Territory of Delhi – Pranav Verma (pp. 183–193).
Uttar Pradesh – Faizan Mustafa (pp. 194–207).
West Bengal – Anirban Chakraborty (pp. 208–215).
Introduction – Amita Dhanda (pp. 1–15)
Andhra Pradesh – Murali Karnam (pp. 16–31)
Arunachal Pradesh – Anjuman Ara Begum (pp. 32–43)
Assam – Saheb Chowdhury and Gitanjali Ghosh (pp. 44–58)
Bihar – Vivek Mukherjee (pp. 59–79)
Chhattisgarh – Aurif Muzafar (pp. 80–92)
Goa – Anindita Mukherjee (pp. 93–106)
Gujarat – Shilpi Sharma (pp. 107–111)
Haryana – Geeta (pp. 112–128)
Himachal Pradesh – Sachin Sharma (pp. 129–139)
Jharkhand – Prerna (pp. 140–154)
Karnataka – Aniket R. Sawant (pp. 155–173)
Kerala – Noor Ameena and Udit Singh (pp. 174–190)
Madhya Pradesh – Gunjan Jena (pp. 191–203)
Maharashtra – Nimushakavi Vasanthi (pp. 204–223)
Manipur – Sougata Talukdar (pp. 224–233)
Meghalaya – Debajit K. Sarmah (pp. 234–243)
Mizoram – Kaustav Choudhoury (pp. 244–252)
Nagaland – Debanjana Bhattacharjee (pp. 253–259)
Odisha – Rahul Mohanty (pp. 260–274)
Punjab – Shruti Bedi (pp. 275–292)
Rajasthan – Subhashini Shriya (pp. 293–308)
Sikkim – Debarati Pal (pp. 309–315)
Tamil Nadu – Vetha Philos (pp. 316–325)
Telangana – Aymen Mohammed (pp. 326–341)
Tripura – Yogesh Pratap Singh (pp. 342–353)
Uttar Pradesh – Faizan Mustafa and Shrey Shalin (pp. 354–367)
Uttarakhand – Niharika Salar (pp. 368–381)
West Bengal – Anirban Chakraborty (pp. 382–393)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Saheb Chowdhury (pp. 394–403)
Chandigarh – Vanaja Dovari (pp. 404–410)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu – Aniket R. Sawant (pp. 411–420)
Jammu and Kashmir – Burhan Majid (pp. 421–428)
Ladakh – Mustafa Haji (pp. 429–438)
Lakshadweep – Nandini Biswas (pp. 439–448)
The National Capital Territory of Delhi – Pranav Verma (pp. 449–457)
Puducherry – Charan Tej (pp. 458–470)