When was the law commision set up

The Chief Executive is Phil Golding. He was appointed on 31 May He also sits as a Magistrate in Kent. This chart shows the structure of the organisation and the pay bands into which our staff fall.

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We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You can change your cookie settings at any time. The Law Commission is a statutory independent body that keeps the law under review and recommends reform where it is needed.

The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible. Law Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. Married Women's Property Act, The Indian Stamp Act, The Powers of Attorney Act, The Indian Evidence Act, The Transfer of Property Act, Eighth Law Commission. Justice H. Khanna , The Hindu Marriage Act, Irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground of divorce. Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge, Article of the Constitution.

Criminal liability for failure by Husband to pay maintenance or permanent alimony granted to the wife By the court under certain enactments or rules of law. Proposal to amend the Indian Evidence Act, so as to render Admissible certain statements made By witnesses before Commission of Inquiry and other statutory authorities.

Disciplinary Jurisdiction under the Advocates Act, Arbitration Act, Delay and arrears in trial courts. Congestion of under trial prisoners in jails. Method of Appointment of Judges. Ninth Law Commission. Justice P. Dixit Hindu Widows Re-marriage Act, Effect of nomination under section 39, Insurance Act, Rape and allied offences-some questions of substantive law, procedure and evidence. Claims for compensation under Chapter 8 of the Motor Vehicles Act, The Partition Act, Identification of Prisoners Act, Tenth Law Commission.

Justice K. Mathew The Limitation Act, Damages in applications for Judicial Review Recommendations for legislation. Disclosure of sources of information by mass media. Evidence obtained illegally or improperly: proposed section A, Indian Evidence Act, Constitutional Division within the Supreme Court- A proposal for. Repeal of certain obsolete Central Acts.

Section 28, Indian Contract Act, prescriptive clauses in contracts. Sections 24 to 26, Hindu Marriage Act, Orders for interim maintenance and orders for the maintenance of children in matrimonial proceedings. Oral and written arguments in the Higher courts. Litigation by and against the Government: some recommendations for reform. Freedom of Speech and Expression under Article 19 of the Constitution: recommendation to extend it to Indian Corporations.

Section 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, imprisonment for breach of bond for keeping the peace with sureties. Unfair Terms in Contract. The Judicial Officers' Protection Act, Quality Control and Inspection of consumer goods. Law of Citizenship. Promissory Estoppel. The Indian Succession Act, The Fatal Accidents Act, Section 45 of the Insurance Act, Eleventh Law Commission. Justice D. Desai Gram Nyayalaya. Tax Courts. Formation of an All India Judicial Service.

Training of Judicial Officers. Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blueprint. A New Forum for Judicial Appointments. Forum for National Uniformity in Labour Adjudication. Cost of Litigation. Urban Litigation — Mediation as alternative to Adjudication.

Benami Transactions :A Continuum. Role of legal profession in Administration of Justice. Twelfth Law Commission. Justice M. Thakkar Women in Custody. Need for creating office of Ombudsman and for evolving legislative administrative measures inter-alia to relieve hardships caused by inordinate delays in settling Provident Fund claims of beneficiaries. Legislative Protection for Slum and Pavement Dwellers. Urgent need to amend Order XXI, Rule 92 2 , Code of Civil Procedure to remove an anomaly which nullifies the benevolent intention of the legislature and occasions injustice to judgement-debtors sought to be benefited.

Need to amend Order V, Rule 19A of the Code of Civil Procedure, , relating to service of summons by registered post with a view to foreclose likely injustice. Need for amending the law as regards power of courts to restore criminal revisional applications and criminal cases dismissed for default in appearance.

Concessional treatment for offenders who on their own initiative choose to plead guilty without any bargaining. Legislative safeguards for protecting the small depositors from exploitation. Thirteenth Law Commission. Singh Conflicting Judicial decisions pertaining to the Code of Civil Procedure, Article 12 of the Constitution and Public Sector Undertakings.

The Specific Relief Act, Repeal of Certain pre Central Acts. V of Admiralty Jurisdiction. Custodial Crimes. Inter-Country Adoption. Fourteenth Law Commission. Reddy The Indian Penal Code. Fifteenth Law Commission. Justice B. Jeevan Reddy Section 52 :Transfer of Property Act, and its Amendment. Repeal and Amendment of Laws: Part I. Central Vigilance Commission and Allied Bodies. Free and Compulsory Education for Children.

The Corrupt Public Servants forfeiture of property Bill. The Patents Amendment Bill, The Hire-Purchase Act, Reform of the Electoral Laws. The Biodiversity Bill, Review of Rape Laws. Prevention of Terrorism Bill,