Reforming the Law Commission: Govt should enshrine in law, the composition, tenure, functions and work procedure of the panel | The Indian Express

Reforming the Law Commission: Govt should enshrine in law, the composition, tenure, functions and work procedure of the panel | The Indian Express

Written by Tahir Mahmood |Updated: August 29, 2019 7:49:40 am

The writer is distinguished jurist chair and professor of eminence, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Amity University.

Reforming the Law Commission: Govt should enshrine in law, the composition, tenure, functions and work procedure of the panel

It should be a predominantly jurists’ commission, not a retired judges’ collective with a sprinkling of legal scholarship and jurisprudential expertise.

The Law Commission of India — the oldest amongst the national-level parastatal bodies — remains an odd one even in its 65th year. (Representational)

Over a month ago, the media reported that Cabinet will soon take a call on reconstituting the Law Commission (IE, July15). There has been no further public information on the progress in the matter. The last commission had gone out of office a year ago, on August 31, 2018.