The three-year term of the 22nd Law Commission ends later this month, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the 22nd law panel was constituted for a period of three years on February 21, 2020 and its chairperson assumed office on November 9, 2022.
“The tenure of chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission is co-terminus with term of the Commission,” he said.
Sources in the government had earlier indicated that the 22nd law panel could be given an extension as it got very little time in office.
Rijiju had recently told Parliament that the government had requested the 21st Law Commission to undertake examination of various issues relating to uniform civil code and to make recommendations.
“The term of the 21st Law Commission ended on August 31, 2018. As per the information received from the Law Commission, the matter related to uniform civil code may be taken up by the 22nd Law Commission for its consideration,” he had said.
The 22nd Law Commission had recently sought fresh views from various stakeholders, including political parties and the Election Commission, on simultaneous elections on six questions flagged by the previous panel in its draft report on the politically sensitive subject.
Referring to the draft report on simultaneous polls of the 21st law panel, the 22nd commission said it has decided to “again seek the opinion” of stakeholders on the six questions put forth by the 21st Law Commission in its draft report.
