23rd Law Commission

Current Context : The Union government set up the 23rd Law Commission for three years to identify laws that have become obsolete and can be repealed.

• Law and Justice Ministry set up the Law Commission from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027.
• The commission will include a full-time chairperson, four full-time members, the Secretaries of the Legal Affairs and Legislative departments as ex-officio members and up to five part-time members.

ABOUT LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA :

• It is a non-statutory body and is constituted by a notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice.
• It is constituted with definite terms of reference to carry out research in the field of law and the Commission makes recommendations to the Government (in the form of Reports) as per its terms of reference.
• It functions to the Ministry of Law and Justice as an advisory body.
• The first pre-independence law commission was established in 1834 by the British Government in India under the Charter Act of 1833 and was chaired by Lord Macaulay.
• In independent India, the first Law Commission was established in 1955 with its chairman Attorney General M.C.Setalvad.