<P> In 2015, the Law Ministry had forwarded a list of 48 former judges of high courts and Supreme Court to the Prime Minister's Office to select the next Law Commission Chairperson . The term of the 20th Law Commission ended on August 30 last year and the Union Cabinet approved creation of the 21st Law Commission on September 9 . The Law Ministry brought out a notification to create the 21st law panel on September 14 last . </P> <P> One of the key issues pending before the law panel is a call on amending the Indian Penal Code amid allegations of abuse and arbitrary use of the law . The Law Ministry had urged the Commission to study the usage of the provisions of Section 124A (Sedition) of the IPC . </P> <P> Former Supreme Court judge Balbir Singh Chauhan was appointed Chairman of the 21st Law Commission . Mr. Justice Ravi R. Tripathi, retired judge of the Gujarat High Court was appointed as Full - time Member . </P> <P> On 10 June 2016, Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India was appointed as Part - time Member of the Commission . </P>

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