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The '''Anti-Copying Act, 1992''' was an Indian legislation enacted in 1992 by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] headed by [[Kalyan Singh]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="news">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mulayam-singh-yadav-abolishes-anti-copying-act-in-uttar-pradesh/1/293561.html | title=Cheating system Mulayam Singh Yadav abolishes Anti-Copying Act in Uttar Pradesh | date=June 30, 1994 | access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>[[Rajnath Singh]], though the minister for education in the Singh government during the time, is credited with the idea, it was the brain child of the Chief Minister Kalyan Singh himself. The law aimed to stop practice of mass copying in school and university examinations in the State. The Act made use of unfair means in examinations a [[cognisable offence]] and was non-bailable and reportedly allowed the police to enter the examination premises to conduct checks.<ref>{{cite news |title=How students 'copying' in exams became an issue for the BJP in the early 90s |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/politics/1582 |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=23 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016141014/https://www.thenewsminute.com/politics/1582 |archive-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> However, the [[Samajwadi Party]] and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] government headed by [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] which came to power in 1993, repealed it the following year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Tapas |title=IAS officer turns anti-copying crusader |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ias-officer-turns-anti-copying-crusader/cid/1510404 |website=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=16 October 2018 |language=en |date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sharat |title=UP Govt to challenge order against Anti-copying Act |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/feb/07up1.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=7 February 2001}}</ref>

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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh state legislation]]
[[Category:Education law in India]]
[[Category:1992 in Indian law]]
[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)]]
[[Category:Repealed Indian legislation]]


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