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23rd Law Commission of India

September 9 , 2024 19 hrs 0 min 51 0

The Centre has notified the constitution of the 23^rd Law Commission.
The term of the Commission will be for period of three years till 31st August 2027.
The Commission will have a full-time chairperson and four full-time members including a member-secretary.
It will identify laws that have become obsolete and can be repealed, carry out audits of laws that affect the poor and give its views on any law.
The 23^rd Commission has been asked to examine the impact of globalisation on food security, unemployment and recommend measures for the protection of the interests of the marginalised.
The chairperson and members could be serving judges of the Supreme Court or High Courts or “other category of persons”.
Usually, the chairperson of the commission is a retired judge.
The 22^nd Law Commission was chaired by former Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi.
The 22^nd Law Commission’s term came to an end on August 31.