President Draupadi Murmu has approved the formation of the 23rd Law Commission of India. Its tenure will be from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027. According to the Law Ministry, the panel will have a full-time chairman and four full-time members including a member-secretary. Retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Court will be its chairman and members. The term of the 22nd Law Panel ended on 31 August. The government constituted the 22nd Commission on 21 February 2020 for three years. Justice Awasthi took charge as chairman on 9 November 2022. The Union Cabinet extended its term to the 22nd in February 2023. After independence, the first Law Commission was established in India in 1955, since then the term of 22 commissions has been completed. Their job is to advise the government on complex legal issues.
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