Law Commission conference to examine Centre–State coordination on legal reforms
The event will bring together State Law Commissions, jurists and policymakers to discuss statutory review, accessible justice and reforms responsive to national priorities and regional needs.
Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan is scheduled to inaugurate the event in the presence of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal.
NEW DELHI: The 23rd Law Commission of India is scheduled to hold a national conference on Thursday, October 22, to examine how national and State institutions can coordinate legal reforms while respecting State autonomy.
The conference, titled “Co-operative Federalism and Law Reforms: National and State Perspectives”, will take place at Vigyan Bhawan, according to a government statement issued on Wednesday.
Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan is scheduled to inaugurate the event in the presence of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Representatives of State Law Commissions and equivalent bodies, former judges, jurists, legal scholars, policymakers, lawyers and academics will participate.
Discussions will focus on cooperative federalism, constitutional governance and institutional arrangements for the administration of justice. The conference will consider collaboration within the distribution of legislative powers across the Union, State and Concurrent Lists in the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule.
The first technical session, “Reforms in Law: Needs and Methods”, will examine how laws should respond to social, economic and technological change. Topics include periodic statutory review, adaptive legislation, research-led reform and making legal changes more accessible and justice-oriented.
It will also consider the relevance of Nyaya, Kartavya and Lok Kalyan—justice, duty and public welfare—to reforms suited to Indian conditions.
The second session, “Allocated Powers, Shared Goals: Drafting the Future with Collaborative Jurisprudence”, will explore consultation between national and State institutions while preserving the ability of State legislation to address local needs.
The conference aims to identify areas where sustained cooperation can improve the preparation and implementation of legal reforms.
Law Commission Chairperson Justice (Retd.) Dinesh Maheshwari, Member Prof. DP Verma and Member Secretary Anju Rathi Rana are also scheduled to attend.
