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Ranbir Singh Committee formed for reforms in criminal law
On July 1, 2020, the Union Home Ministry constituted a high level committee to introduce reforms in criminal laws. Highlights The Committee has several leading legal academicians and will gather opinions online, consult with experts and collate materials and submit a report to the Government of India. The consultation process is to begin on July ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Committees • Criminal law • Home Ministry • Indian criminal law • Law reform • Legal aid • National Law School of India University
Reforming the Law Commission
The Law Commission of India is a non-constitutional, non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time. It was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted every three years. Colonial Legacy The Law Commission’s origin can be traced to British times. When the British rulers unified the three presidencies of Madras, Bombay ..
Topics: Government • Law • Law Commission • Law Commission of India • Law reform • Royal commission • Sharia • Supreme Court of India