Union Government has appointed the former Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India (LCI). Currently Balbir Singh Chauhan is Chairman of the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal. He was judge of the SC from May 2009 to July 2014. Balbir Singh also had served as the Chief Justice of Orissa high court from July 2008 to May 2009. Apart from him, The Union Government has appointed former judge of the Gujarat high court Justice Ravi R Tripathi as member of 21st LCI.
Background
Earlier in September 2015, Union Government had constituted 21st LCI for period of Three years with effect from 1st September 2015 to 31st August 2018.
Composition: (i) Chairperson (full-time), (ii) 4 Members (full-time). It will include a Member-Secretary. (iii) Three Secretaries: Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department & Legislative Department as ex office Members. (iv) Up to Five part-time Members.
Recommendations: 21st LCI will give its major recommendations on a review of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the criminal justice system and the bail law in order to ensure uniformity in the procedure of granting the relief.
About the Law Commission of India:
- The LCI is a non statutory and non constitutional body constituted by Union Government from time to time.
- The 1st commission was constituted in 1955 and since then various commissions were re-constituted every 3 years.
- It is usually headed by retired Supreme Court judge & former Chief Justice of a high court.
- So far, various Law Commissions have submitted 262 reports to make important contribution towards codification and progressive development of laws of the country.
- The 20th LCI was headed by the Justice A P Shah, Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and its tenure ended on 31st August, 2015.
Justice Balbir Singh appointed as the Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India
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