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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Report No. 230
August 2009
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Report No. 230
August 2009
 
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
(REPORT NO. 230)
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Submitted to the Union Minister of Law and Justice,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India by
Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Law
Commission of India, on  the 5
th
 day of August, 2009.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Report No. 230
August 2009
 
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
(REPORT NO. 230)
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Submitted to the Union Minister of Law and Justice,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India by
Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Law
Commission of India, on  the 5
th
 day of August, 2009.
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The 18
th
 Law Commission was constituted for a period
of three years from 1
st
 September, 2006 by Order No.
A.45012/1/2006-Admn.III (LA) dated the 16
th
 October,
2006, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of
Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, New
Delhi.
The Law Commission consists of the Chairman, the
Member-Secretary, one full-time Member and seven
part-time Members.
Chairman
Hon’ble Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan
Member-Secretary
Dr. Brahm A. Agrawal
Full-time Member
Prof. Dr. Tahir Mahmood
Part-time Members
Dr. (Mrs.) Devinder Kumari Raheja
Dr. K. N. Chandrasekharan  Pillai
Prof. (Mrs.) Lakshmi Jambholkar
Smt. Kirti Singh
Shri Justice I. Venkatanarayana
Shri O.P. Sharma
Dr. (Mrs.) Shyamlha Pappu
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Report No. 230
August 2009
 
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
(REPORT NO. 230)
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Submitted to the Union Minister of Law and Justice,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India by
Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Law
Commission of India, on  the 5
th
 day of August, 2009.
2
The 18
th
 Law Commission was constituted for a period
of three years from 1
st
 September, 2006 by Order No.
A.45012/1/2006-Admn.III (LA) dated the 16
th
 October,
2006, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of
Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, New
Delhi.
The Law Commission consists of the Chairman, the
Member-Secretary, one full-time Member and seven
part-time Members.
Chairman
Hon’ble Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan
Member-Secretary
Dr. Brahm A. Agrawal
Full-time Member
Prof. Dr. Tahir Mahmood
Part-time Members
Dr. (Mrs.) Devinder Kumari Raheja
Dr. K. N. Chandrasekharan  Pillai
Prof. (Mrs.) Lakshmi Jambholkar
Smt. Kirti Singh
Shri Justice I. Venkatanarayana
Shri O.P. Sharma
Dr. (Mrs.) Shyamlha Pappu
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The Law Commission is located in ILI Building,
2
nd
 Floor, Bhagwan Das Road,
New Delhi-110 001
Law Commission Staff
Member-Secretary
Dr. Brahm A. Agrawal
Research Staff
Shri Sushil Kumar : Joint Secretary& Law Officer
Ms. Pawan Sharma : Additional Law Officer
Shri J. T. Sulaxan Rao : Additional Law Officer
Shri A. K. Upadhyay : Deputy Law Officer
Dr. V. K. Singh : Assistant Legal Adviser
Dr. R. S. Shrinet                 : Superintendent (Legal)
Administrative Staff
Shri Sushil Kumar : Joint Secretary& Law Officer
Shri D. Choudhury : Under Secretary
Shri S. K. Basu : Section Officer
Smt. Rajni Sharma : Assistant Library &
  Information Officer
The text of this Report is available on the Internet at:
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Report No. 230
August 2009
 
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
(REPORT NO. 230)
REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY – SOME SUGGESTIONS
Submitted to the Union Minister of Law and Justice,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India by
Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Law
Commission of India, on  the 5
th
 day of August, 2009.
2
The 18
th
 Law Commission was constituted for a period
of three years from 1
st
 September, 2006 by Order No.
A.45012/1/2006-Admn.III (LA) dated the 16
th
 October,
2006, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of
Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, New
Delhi.
The Law Commission consists of the Chairman, the
Member-Secretary, one full-time Member and seven
part-time Members.
Chairman
Hon’ble Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan
Member-Secretary
Dr. Brahm A. Agrawal
Full-time Member
Prof. Dr. Tahir Mahmood
Part-time Members
Dr. (Mrs.) Devinder Kumari Raheja
Dr. K. N. Chandrasekharan  Pillai
Prof. (Mrs.) Lakshmi Jambholkar
Smt. Kirti Singh
Shri Justice I. Venkatanarayana
Shri O.P. Sharma
Dr. (Mrs.) Shyamlha Pappu
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The Law Commission is located in ILI Building,
2
nd
 Floor, Bhagwan Das Road,
New Delhi-110 001
Law Commission Staff
Member-Secretary
Dr. Brahm A. Agrawal
Research Staff
Shri Sushil Kumar : Joint Secretary& Law Officer
Ms. Pawan Sharma : Additional Law Officer
Shri J. T. Sulaxan Rao : Additional Law Officer
Shri A. K. Upadhyay : Deputy Law Officer
Dr. V. K. Singh : Assistant Legal Adviser
Dr. R. S. Shrinet                 : Superintendent (Legal)
Administrative Staff
Shri Sushil Kumar : Joint Secretary& Law Officer
Shri D. Choudhury : Under Secretary
Shri S. K. Basu : Section Officer
Smt. Rajni Sharma : Assistant Library &
  Information Officer
The text of this Report is available on the Internet at:
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