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Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Appointed Chairman of Law Commission; Hitesh Jain, Prof DP Verma Named Members

Ex-SC Judge Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Appointed Law Commission Chairman. Read more at Dynamite News.

Law Commission working on formula so that 2029 onwards LS, assembly polls can be held together

The Law Commission is working on a formula to synchronise all assembly polls by extending or reducing the tenure so that all state elections can be held along with the Lok Sabha polls 2029 onwards. Read further on Dynamite News:

Law Commission to clear stand on One Nation One Election, minimum age of consent under POCSO today

The Law Commission of India is all set to hold a meeting with all its members on Wednesday to finalise its report on the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

Simultaneous poll panel to invite political parties, Law Commission for views on synchronised polls

A high-level committee on simultaneous elections headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind held its first meeting on Saturday and decided to invite political parties and the Law Commission to seek their views on holding synchronised polls in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

Uniform Civil Code: Law Commission gets around 80 lakh responses from public

The Commission has now decided not to further extend the time period for submission of suggestions from the public on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Read further on Dynamite News:

Congress slams government over Law Commission’s move on Uniform Civil Code, accuses it of ‘diversionary agenda’

A day after the Law Commission solicited views and ideas of people and recognized religious organizations about the Uniform Civil Code, the Congress slammed the government over the move saying it represents the ruling BJP-led coalition’s “desperation for a legitimate justification of its continuing agenda of diversion from its glaring failures”. Read further on Dynamite News:

Law panel backs sedition law; says it should be retained with safeguards to prevent misuse

The Law Commission has backed the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing it altogether can have serious adverse ramifications for the security and integrity of the country Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition is at present under abeyance following directions of the Supreme Court issued in May, 2022. Read further on Dynamite News:

Mayawati seeks for pan-India law to curb lynching

Welcoming the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission-drafted Bill against lynching, BSP supremo Mayawati Saturday pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to arrest the spread of this “dreadful disease”.

Simultaneous elections will bolster democratic structure: Shah to Law Panel

BJP National President Amit Shah on Monday wrote a detailed letter to Law Commission Chairman Balbir Singh Chauhan, presenting the thorough views of his party on the issue of simultaneous elections in the country.

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