Question: Recently who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 21st law Commission?
(a) Justice Ashok Ganguly
(b) Justice Dr. Balbir Singh Chauhan
(c) Justice T.S Thakur
(d) Justice P. Sathasivam
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 10 March 2016 Former Supreme Court Judge Balbir Singh Chauhan was appointed Chairman of the 21st Law Commission.
- This post was lying vacant since September 2015.
- Justice Chauhan is currently heading the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal.
- He served as the Chief Justice of Odisha High Court from July 2008 to May 2009.
- Justice Ravi R Tripathi, a former judge of the Gujarat High Court, has been appointed as member of the law panel.
Reference:
https://twitter.com/DVSBJP/status/707883026810675203
http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/scan0158.pdf
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/balbir-singh-chauhan-new-law-commission-chairman/article8336976.ece