India is to repeal nearly 300 obscure laws dating back to the British Raj.
Among the archaic rules to be scrapped is a decree making it a criminal offence to unearth and keep treasure worth as little as 10 rupees (10p) because it still belongs to the British monarch.
A law from 1838 dictating that property in an area of the former imperial capital Calcutta - now called Kolkata - can only be sold to the East India Company, which laid the foundations of the British Empire but ceased to exist more than 150 years ago, is also set to be chopped.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took up office earlier this year, has made it one of his priorities to weed out 287 obsolete laws, after failed attempts by previous administrations. They are due to be axed during a session of Parliament in November.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is leading the legislative clean-up, said: "Some of the laws on our books are laughable. Others have no place in a modern and democratic India."
Another obscure rule to be scrapped is an act making flying kites or balloons without police permission illegal across India as they are classified as 'aircraft'.
A World War II decree outlawing the dropping of leaflets from the air in the state of Gujarat will also go.
And motoring laws stating that car inspectors in the state of Andhra Pradesh must have a clean set of teeth and anyone with a "pigeon chest, knock knees, flat foot, hammer toes and fractured limbs" is disqualified from driving will cease to exist too.
The Indian Government hopes that less regulation and faster decision-making will make India a less puzzling place to do business and attract more foreign investment.
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