On 19th February, 2020 the Union Cabinet has passed an order for the formation of the 22nd Law commission for the aid and advice to the Government on certain complex legal issues. The term of the 21st Law commission ended in August last year. The 21st law commission was established on 2015 with
Justice B.S. Chauhan (retd.) as its Chairman. An official statement said that
“the 22nd Law Commission will also have not more than five part-time members,” The statement further added that
“The Law Commission shall, on a reference made to it by the Central Government or suo motu, undertake research in law and review of existing laws in India for making reforms and enacting new legislation. It shall also undertake studies and research for bringing reforms in the justice delivery systems for elimination of delay in procedures, speedy disposal of cases, reduction in cost of litigation, etc.,”
Law commission is an advisory body established by the Union government whose job is to bring legal reforms and help the Ministry of Law and Justice in making complex legal decisions. The commission consists of a full-time Chairperson with four full-time members including a member-secretary. It is reconstituted for every three years and so far it has submitted 277 reports on different legal issues.
Author- Aditi Dubey
Union Cabinet Supports Jammu & Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020
Executive
Sep 04, 2020
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The Union Cabinet has accepted the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 where five languages are decided to be the official language of Jammu and Kashmir namely- Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, and English as stated by the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. He further added that the Bill will be soon introduced in the Parliament’s monsoon session. The Union Minister, Prakash Javadekar also mentioned that the bill was approved based on public demand. Dr. Jitendra Singh (union...
Union Cabinet approves ‘National Education Policy’ with various new changes [READ POLICY]
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Jul 30, 2020
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A committee for drafting a national education policy has been set up and approved by Union Minister.‘Committee for the Draft Education Policy’ was constituted under the chairmanship of eminent scientist Dr. K Kasturirangan and the draft was submitted on 31st May 2020.Under the new policy, the earlier 10+2 structure is replaced with a new 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years. The policy reads, “All students will take school examinations...
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