22nd Law Commission

22Nd Law Commission

  • The Union cabinet approved the creation of 22nd law commission.
  • The term of 21st law commission ended in August, 2019.
  • The new panel will have a term of three years and it will be notified by the law ministry.
  • The law commission advises the government on complex legal issues.

Overview

  • The panel will have:
    • A full time chairperson
    • Four full time members (including a member secretary)
    • Law and legislative secretaries in law ministry as ex-officio members
    • Not more than five part time members
  • Usually, the commission is presided by a retired Supreme Court judge or chief justice of High court.
  • The law commission was originally constituted in 1955 and it is reconstituted every three years.
  • 277 reports have been submitted so far by various law commissions.
  • The 21st law commission was headed by Justice BS Chauhan and submitted reports on Simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies and Uniform Civil Code.
  • The panel report supported simultaneous elections, but as per the panel the time was not right for implementing Uniform Civil Code.
  • Law Commission of India is neither constitutional nor a statutory body.
  • It is an advisory body to Ministry of law and Justice and works for legal reforms.
  • The recommendations of the commission are not binding on the government. They may be accepted or rejected.

Examrace Team at Aug 25, 2021