22nd law panel formally constituted

The government on Monday formally announced the constitution of the 22nd Law Commission. The law panel advises the government on complex legal issues and has a term of three years.

With the president giving his nod for the creation of the Law Commission, the government will now appoint a chairperson to head the panel and other members. The chairperson usually is a retired Supreme Court judge or a retired chief justice of a high court. The term of the previous commission had ended on August 31, 2018.

"The sanction of the President is hereby accorded to the constitution of the twenty-second Law Commission of India for a period of three years from the date of publication of this order in the official gazette..." a law mini notification said on Monday.

The Union Cabinet had last week given its nod to reconstitute the panel. Besides a full-time chairperson, it will have four full-time members, including a member-secretary, and the law secretary and the legislative secretary as its ex- officio members.