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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who launches Journey of Women Law Reforms and The Law Commission of India Some Insights book?
A
Shri Arun Jaitley
B
Shri Suresh Menon
C
Shri Venkaiah Naidu
D
Shri Prakash Javedakar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first Law Commission was established during colonial rule in India by the East India Company under the Charter Act of 1833 and was presided by Lord Macaulay. After that, three more commissions were established in pre-independent India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Law Commission consisting of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay as the First Law Member and three other members produced a draft of Penal Code in 1837, Limitation Law in 1842 and a Scheme of Pleadings and Procedure in 1848.

Detailed explanation-3: -Retired High Court Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi has been appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd law commission of India which was constituted in 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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