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The government on Monday notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission for a period of three years, with serving Supreme Court and high court judges as its chairperson and members.
The term of the 22nd law panel ended on August 31.
According to a Law Ministry order issued late Monday through a gazette notification, the panel will have a full-time chairperson and four full-time members, including member-secretary.
The secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs and the secretary of the Legislative Department will be its ex-officio members. There cannot be more than five part-time members, according to the order.
It said the chairperson/ members of the Law Commission "who are serving judges of the Supreme Court/ High Court shall perform their functions on a whole-time basis up to the date of retirement from the Supreme Court/ High Court or expiry of the term of the Commission, whichever be earlier".
The time spent by them in the performance of such functions as chairperson/ Member of the Commission will be treated as "actual service".
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