Question: Recently, Additional Solicitor General of India and former MP of Chandigarh, Satya Pal Jain was appointed as a part-time member of the which of the following commission?
(a) Union Public Service Commission
(b) 21st Law Commission
(c) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
(d) National Commission for Minorities
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 11 June 2016, Additional Solicitor General of India and former MP of Chandigarh, Satya Pal Jain was appointed as a part-time member of the 21st Law Commission of India.
- The appointment will be in addition to his charge as an Additional Solicitor General of India.
- It may be recalled that the President had constituted the 21st Law Commission of India on September 14, 2015.
- Earlier in September 2015, Union Government had constituted 21st Law Commission of India for period of 3 years with effect from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2018.
- Former Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan is the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.
Reference:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ex-mp-satya-pal-jain-appointed-as-law-commission-member-116061100480_1.html
http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/scan0158.pdf
http://news.satyapaljain.com/2016/06/satya-pal-jain-bane-vidhi-aayog-ke-sadsya12.html