The Union Cabinet gave its approval to set up the 22nd Law Commission.
The new panel, will have a three-year term. chairperson, four full-time members, Law and Legislative Secretaries in the Law Ministry will be ex-officio members of the commission.
A retired Supreme Court judge or Chief Justice of a High Court will head the commission.
From Prelims point of view:
Law Commission
Advises the government on complex legal issues.
The term of the previous law panel ended last August.
Originally formed in 1955, the commission is reconstituted every three years and so far, 277 reports have been submitted to the government.
Previous Law Commission, under Justice B.S. Chauhan (retd.), supported simultaneous elections.
Law Commission of India is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body, it is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India.
The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
