**Policy Summary: Implementation of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice), Government of India
**Notification Number:** S.O. 3305(E)
**Date of Issue:** June 22, 2026
**File Reference:** [F. No. N-17/14/2023-NM (8269)]
**Overview**
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a formal notification under the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026). The notification establishes the commencement date for specific legal amendments outlined in the Act.
**Key Provisions and Dates**
* **Effective Date:** The Central Government has appointed **July 1, 2026**, as the date on which specific provisions of the Jan Vishwas Act shall come into force.
* **Scope of Amendments:** The implementation specifically concerns amendments to the **Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (15 of 1882)**.
* **Schedule Reference:** These amendments are identified under **serial number 3 of the Schedule** to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Administrative Details**
* **Signatory:** G. Muthuraja, Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Publication:** The notice was published in The Gazette of India (Extraordinary), Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii), No. 3173.
* **Printing and Distribution:** Uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Mayapuri, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is authorized to appoint enforcement dates for specific legal amendments.
Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882: The specific act whose amendments, as listed in the schedule of the Jan Vishwas Act, are being brought into force by this notification.
Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice): The government department responsible for issuing this notification to commence legal provisions.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3173] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, िनू 22, 2026/आषाढ 1, 1948
No. 3173] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026/ASADHA 1, 1948
जिजध और न्य ाय मत्रं ालय
(न्य ाय जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3305(अ).— केन्रीय सरकार, (उपबंधों का संिोधन) अजधजनयम, 2026 (2026 का 8) की धारा 1 की
उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, 1 िलु ाई, 2026 को उस तारीख के रूप म ें जनयत करती ह ै जिसको,
उक्त अजधजनयम के उपबधं िहां तक उनका संबंध उक्त अजधजनयम की अनुसूची की क्रम सं. 3 के सामने यथा उजल्लजखत
प्रेजसडेन् सी लघुिाि न् यायालय अजधजनयम, 1882 (1882 का 15) म ेंसंिोधनों से संबंजधत ह,ै प्रिृत् त होंगे।
[फा. स. ं एन-17/14/2023-एनएम (8269)]
िी. मुथरु ािा, संयुक् त सजचि
4573 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Justice)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd June, 2026
S.O. 3305(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan
Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st
day of July, 2026 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act in so far as it relate to amendments to
the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (15 of 1882), as mentioned against serial number 3 of the
Schedule to the said Act, shall come into force.
[F. No. N-17/14/2023-NM (8269)]
G. MUTHURAJA, Jt. Secy.
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