16th September, 2003
Ministry of Law & Justice  


17TH LAW COMMISSION CONSTITUTED


The Government has constituted the 17th Law Commission of India with Shri Justice M. Jagannadha Rao, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India as Chairman. He was the Chairman of the 16th Law Commission. Dr. N.M. Ghatate, a senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and a Member of the previous Commission, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the 17th Commission. Shri S. Muralidhar, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as a part-time Member of the Commission.

The term of the 17th Law Commission shall be up to August 31, 2006.

 
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