With respect to the Law Commission of India, consider the following statements:

It is a statutory and non-executive body.

It works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The Government of India established the First Law Commission of Independent India in 1955 with the then Attorney-General of India, M. C. Setalvad, as its Chairman.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Law Commission of India is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body, it is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India. Its major function is to work for legal reforms.
The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The first such Commission was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay which recommended codification of the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.
Thereafter, the second, third and fourth Law Commissions were constituted in 1853, 1861 and 1879 respectively.
The Government of India established the First Law Commission of Independent India in 1955 with the then Attorney-General of India, Mr M. C. Setalvad, as its Chairman. Since then, twenty-one more Law Commissions have been appointed, each with a three-year term.
In 2020, the Union Cabinet has approved the constitution of the 22^ndLaw Commission of India for a period of three years.

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Law Commission of India is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body, it is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India. Its major function is to work for legal reforms.
The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The first such Commission was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay which recommended codification of the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.
Thereafter, the second, third and fourth Law Commissions were constituted in 1853, 1861 and 1879 respectively.
The Government of India established the First Law Commission of Independent India in 1955 with the then Attorney-General of India, Mr M. C. Setalvad, as its Chairman. Since then, twenty-one more Law Commissions have been appointed, each with a three-year term.
In 2020, the Union Cabinet has approved the constitution of the 22^ndLaw Commission of India for a period of three years.

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