| S.No | Substantive Law | Procedural Law |
| 1. | Substantive law deals with those areas of law which establish the rights and obligations of individuals , what individuals may or may not do. | Procedural law deals with and lays down the ways and means by which substantive law can be enforced |
| 2. | In Substantive law, there is independent power to decide the fate of a case. | In Procedural law, there is no independent power. |
| 3. | Substantive law defines how the facts in a case will be handled. | Procedural law defines the step-by-step process that the case will go through. |
| 4. | Substantive law cannot be applied to non-legal contexts. | Procedural law can be applied to non-legal contexts. |
| 5. | Substantive law defines how the case is handled, and how a crime is to be charged. | Procedural law describes the manner in which a case will proceed. |
