Law Reforms

The Government have constituted the Law Reforms Committee for the State vide G.O.(Rt)No.1054/2001//Law, dated 26.11.2001, with a view to modernize laws in tune with liberalization and de centralization. The members of the Committee consists of :

The Minister (Revenue & Law)

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Chairman

State Planning Board Vice Chairman

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Member

The Law Secretary

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Member

The Committee performs the following tasks:

(a)

to identify laws which are no longer needed or relevant and which are liable to the repealed;

(b)

to identify laws which are not in harmony with the changing times or modern times and which need changes;

(c)

to identify laws which require changes or amendments in the normal course and to make suggestions for their amendments;

(d)

to consider in a wider perspective the suggestions for revision / amendments suggested by Supreme Court or High Court or by Expert Groups in various Departments with a view to co- ordinate and harmonize them;

(e)

to consider reference made to it by Departments in respect of legislation having bearing on the working of more than one department;

(f)

to examine the existing laws in the light of generally accepted objectives of State policy like social and economic justice to the weaker sections of society and to suggest such legislation as might be necessary to implement these policies;

(g)

to revise the State Acts and Rules framed under various Acts of general importance so as to simplify them by consolidation of amendment or otherwise and to remove anomalies and ambiguities;

(h)

to consider any other matter referred to by Government.

The Law Reforms Committee had submitted its First Report to the Hon'ble Chief Minister on 30th November, 2002. The recommendations contained in the Report are now pending with Government for consideration.

In October, 2002, a special cell has been formed out of the existing staff in Law Department to assist the Law Reforms Committee.

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