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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Law Commission of India:
  1. It is a statutory and non-executive body.
  2. It functions as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
  3. The Government of India established the First Law Commission of Independent India in 1955 with M. C. Setalvad as its Chairman.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2 and 3
Notes: Statement 1 is incorrect because the Law Commission of India is an executive (not statutory) and non-constitutional body constituted by an executive order. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: It acts as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice, and the first Law Commission after independence was established in 1955 with M. C. Setalvad as its Chairman.
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