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- Law Ministry has initiated the process of setting up the Law commission.
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The body gives advice to the government on complex legal issues.
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21st Law Commission
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The commission functioned under Justice B.S. Chauhan (retd) whose three-year term ended on August 31 last year.
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The commission submitted reports and working papers on key issues such as simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies and a uniform civil code.
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About Law Commission
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It is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India.
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Its major function is to work for legal reform.
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Its membership primarily comprises legal experts, and is usually headed by a former Supreme Court judge or a former Chief Justice of a High Court.
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The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
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The first Law Commission was established during the British Raj erain 1834 by the Charter Act of 1833.It was presided by Lord Macaula.
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PTI