Explore 2 verified weird and obscure laws from India, each fact-checked and sourced.
Flying a kite with glass- or metal-coated string ('manja') is illegal across most of India under notifications issued by state governments under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offenders face fines and potential imprisonment.
India's Aircraft Act of 1934 classifies kites as 'aircraft,' technically requiring a permit to fly them and making dangerous flying punishable by up to 2 years in prison. Separately, a real and actively enforced law bans metallic and synthetic 'manja' kite string nationwide — but the specific '1,200 feet' height limit in the claim has no traceable basis in Indian law.
