New Delhi, Feb 22 :The BJP-led government at the Centre on Wednesday decided to extend the term of the 22nd Law Commission of India till August 31, 2024.

The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Wednesday.

“The Chairperson and Members of the 22nd Law Commission have joined office recently and have taken up several pending projects for examination and report, being the work in progress. Therefore, the tenure of the 22nd Law Commission has been extended upto August 31, 2024, ” the release said quoting the Cabinet’s decision.

The statement said, “It will consist of the same composition, which is as under: a full-time Chairperson; four full-time Members (including Member-Secretary), Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs as ex-officio Member; Secretary, Legislative Department as ex officio Member; and not more than five part-time Members.”

The Law Commission during its extended term shall continue to discharge its existing responsibility, as bestowed upon it by order dated February 21, 2020, it added.

Among other things, includes identification of laws which are no longer relevant and recommending for the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments, and preparing and submitting to the government, from time to time, reports on all issues, matters, studies and research undertaken by it and recommending such reports for effective measures to be taken by the Union or any State, as per the release.

The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body, constituted by the Centre from time to time. The Commission was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted from time to time.

The tenure of present 22nd Law Commission of India ended on 20th February 20.

The various Law Commission have been able to make important contribution towards the progressive development and codification of Law of the country. It has so far submitted 277 reports.