New Law Commission Soon

Why in news
  • Law Ministry has initiated the process of setting up the Law commission.
More in news
  • The body gives advice to the government on complex legal issues.
  • 21st Law Commission
  • The commission functioned under Justice B.S. Chauhan (retd) whose three-year term ended on August 31 last year.
  • 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.
  • About Law Commission
  • It is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India.
  • Its major function is to work for legal reform.
  • 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.
  • The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
  • The first Law Commission was established during the British Raj erain 1834 by the Charter Act of 1833.It was presided by Lord Macaula.
Source
PTI




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 15th Jul 2019
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