Law Commission of India : In News
The President of India recently sanctioned the formation of the 23rd Law Commission for a three-year term.
- Law Commission of India is a non-statutory bodyand 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.
- A law commission is created when the Union government passes a resolution for the formation a new commission after the expiry of the last one.
- After the resolution is passed, and the President gives assent to it, the government has the liberty to choose the chairperson for the new commission.
