Who was appointed as the chairperson of Law Commission of India in November 2022? 

The correct answer is Justice Rituraj Awasthi.

Key Points

• The Government of India (GoI) appointed a Chairperson and Members of the 22nd Law Commission of India, which was notified on 24th February 2020.
• Justice Rituraj Awasthi, retired Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court is appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India, and 4 others are appointed as members.
• The commission would have a tenure of 3 years with effect from the date of publication of the order of the Constitution in the Official Gazette.
• The 22nd law Commission was vacant since the retirement of former Supreme Court Judge Justice BS Chauhan in 2018.
• The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body, under the Union Ministry of Law & Justice that was first constituted in 1955, by a notification of the GoI, for a definite term to carry out research in the field of law.
• Full-time members of the commission are Justice Ravi R. Tripathi and S. Siva Kumar.

Additional Information  Law Commission of India

• Law Commission of India is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India.
• The Commission's function is to research and advise the Government of India on legal reform, and is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge.
• The commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.