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Making the law open by design

Nyaykosh (न्यायकोष) — meaning a "treasury of justice" — exists so that anyone, whether a citizen, a compliance team, or a developer, can find a law, understand it, download it, build on it, and test what it means for them.

Our mission

The law shouldn't be locked in a PDF

Statutes shape how organisations operate, yet they're usually published as scanned documents that are hard to read, harder to search, and impossible to build on. Nyaykosh turns each Act into something you can actually use: a clean read, a PDF copy, structured data, and a live compliance tool.

We believe transparent, machine-readable law is the foundation of trust between citizens, businesses and the state.

What you can do here

  • ReadProvisions & rules, simplified
  • DownloadPDF and XML copies
  • IntegrateLegalDocML XML
  • BuildConsumable REST APIs
  • AssessCompliance Simulator
Explore the library
Four formats, one source of truth

Every law, the way you need it

Readable text

Provisions are presented as a navigable outline with plain-language summaries and the specific rules each section imposes — so you grasp obligations without wading through legalese.

PDF

The official Gazette copy where available, otherwise a generated copy for reference. A generated copy is always labelled as generated.

Structured XML

Akoma Ntoso / LegalDocML markup with sections, sub-clauses and metadata, so legal-tech systems can parse and cross-reference law reliably.

Consumable API

JSON endpoints expose provisions, rules and penalty schedules. Read access is open; build dashboards, chatbots and compliance tools on top.

Who it's for

Built for everyone the law touches

Citizens & students

Understand your rights and obligations in plain language, with the official text one click away.

Compliance & legal teams

Map obligations to provisions, track penalty exposure, and evidence due diligence with the simulator.

Developers & legal-tech

Pull structured law into your products via XML and REST APIs instead of scraping PDFs.

Methodology

How a law is published here

The content team uploads the Gazette PDF of an Act. An AI pipeline turns it into a structured draft: sections, obligations and penalties, each linked to the text it was read from. The AI only creates a draft; it never approves or publishes. The draft is reviewed internally, checked item by item by a validating lawyer against the source PDF and e-signed, approved by the competent authority and then published. Only a published version appears on this site.

Acts that were on the platform before this process are shown as “Legacy – pending validation” until they go through it.

Note: this platform is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Always verify against the official Gazette and consult a qualified professional for specific matters.

Publishing steps
  1. Upload the Gazette PDF
  2. AI pipeline creates a draft
  3. Internal review
  4. Validation by a lawyer, with eSign
  5. Approval by the competent authority
  6. Publication
Data standards

What each format contains

  • Official text: the verbatim text of the Gazette, element by element. Any AI summary is labelled “plain-language summary (AI-assisted, validated)” and shown only on request.
  • PDF: the official Gazette copy where available, otherwise a generated copy for reference, labelled as generated.
  • XML: Akoma Ntoso 3.0, generated from the validated structured data of each published version.
  • API: JSON over REST under /v1, open for reading. Each answer names the published version it comes from.

Start exploring the law

Browse the library, grab the data you need, or run your first compliance simulation.