<P> Law Commission of India is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India . Its major function is to work for legal reform . Its membership primarily comprises legal experts, who are entrusted a mande by the Government . The Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice </P> <P> The first Law Commission was established during the British Raj era in 1834 by the Charter Act of 1833 . After that, three more Commissions were established in pre-independent India . The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955 for a three - year term . Since then, twenty more Commissions have been established . The 20th Law Commission was established in 2013 under the Chairmanship of Supreme Court Judge, D.K Jain . Its tenure was fixed till 2015 . The present Law Commission was established in 2015, and has tenure to 2018 . The terms of reference of the Law Commission include the review and repeal of obsolete laws, the examination of existing laws, the revision of central Acts of general importance, &c . In November 2013, the Centre appointed former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice Ajit Prakash Shah as the New chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India in place of D.K Jain who has taken over as president National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shah has a three - year tenure and has been saddled with a wide terms of reference including one to examine existing laws from the gender equality perspective and suggest necessary amendments . </P> <P> Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan, a former judge of the Supreme Court was appointed Chairman of the 21st Law Commission on 10 March . This post was lying vacant since September 2015 . 66 - year old Justice Chauhan is currently heading the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal . One of the key issues pending before the Law Commission is a call on amending the Indian Penal Code (IPC) amid allegations of abuse and arbitrary use of the law . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Republic of India </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> This article is part of a series on the politics and government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Union Government (show) <Ul> <Li> Constitution of India </Li> <Li> Fundamental rights </Li> </Ul> <P> Executive: </P> <Ul> <Li> President </Li> <Li> Vice President </Li> <Li> Prime Minister </Li> <Li> Union Council of Ministers </Li> <Li> Cabinet Secretary of India </Li> <Li> Civil Services of India </Li> </Ul> <P> Parliament: </P> <Ul> <Li> Rajya Sabha </Li> <Li> Lok Sabha </Li> <Li> The Chairman </Li> <Li> The Speaker </Li> </Ul> <P> Judiciary: </P> <Ul> <Li> Supreme Court of India </Li> <Li> Chief Justice of India </Li> <Li> High Courts </Li> <Li> District Courts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elections (show) Election Commission: <Ul> <Li> Chief Election Commissioner </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Political parties (show) <Ul> <Li> National parties </Li> <Li> State parties </Li> </Ul> <P> National coalitions: </P> <Ul> <Li> National Democratic Alliance (NDA) </Li> <Li> United Progressive Alliance (UPA) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State Govt. and Local Govt. (show) <Ul> <Li> Governor </Li> <Li> Chief Minister </Li> <Li> Chief Secretary </Li> </Ul> <P> State Level: </P> <Ul> <Li> Vidhan Sabha </Li> <Li> Vidhan Parishad </Li> </Ul> <P> Local governments: </P> <Ul> <Li> Divisional commissioner </Li> <Li> District magistrate </Li> <Li> Sub-divisional magistrate </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> Rural bodies </Li> </Ol> <Ul> <Li> Zilla panchayats </Li> <Li> Mandal Or Taluka Panchayats </Li> <Li> Gram Panchayats </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> Urban bodies </Li> </Ol> <Ul> <Li> Municipal Corporations </Li> <Li> Municipal councils </Li> <Li> Nagar Panchayats </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Other countries </Li> <Li> Atlas </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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