| 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. |
