Aayush Ambasht, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Introduction
Lakshadweep Islands, also known as "Laccadives," is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands on the Arabian Sea off the Malabar Coast and is an exclusive economic zone known for its tourism owing to an extensive number of fisheries, Buddhist temples, numerous baby islands for exploration, luxury cruise services and upcoming telemedicine projects. Recently, there have been several attempts for codifying matrilineal property, curbing anti-social activities and formulating a trajectory for territorial planning. Taking sight of this elephant of the room, the Government formed committees and conducted seminars for the same. Still, everything came to a blatant stalemate because of a lack of consensus among the citizens and the Government. However, after further chaos and cutthroat tyranny, the administration realized the necessity of codifying the customary laws of Lakshadweep, thus deciding to bring about specific legislative reforms. Since then, Lakshadweep has been centric to significant disputes that repeatedly marred the nation. The Lakshadweep Administration, alongside the Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDAR), introduced the following regulations to create these reforms and analyze the aforementioned legal vulnerabilities:
1. The Lakshadweep Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation, 2021
2. The Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation, 2021
3. The Lakshadweep Town and Country Planning Regulation, 2021
