CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The chairman of the 21st Law Commission was Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan.

Detailed explanation-2: -On November 7, 2022, Justice Rituraj Awasthi (Former Chief Justice of Karnataka HC) was appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission and Justice KT Sankaran, Prof. Anand Paliwal, Prof.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955 for a three-year term. The first Law Commission was established during the British Raj era in 1834 by the Charter Act of 1833 and was chaired by Lord Macaulay.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tenure of the 21st Law Commission, led by former Supreme Court Justice B S Chauhan, ended on August 31, 2018. The 22nd Commission was established two and a half years after it was approved by the Union Cabinet on February 19, 2020, just before the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.