3 NLUD Professors Part Of MHA's Committee On Criminal Reforms

Aasavri Rai

6 May 2020 6:19 AM GMT

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  • 3 NLUD Professors Part Of MHAs Committee On Criminal Reforms

    The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, vide its Notification 1-2-19 Judicial Cell (Part I) dated 4-5-2020, has constituted a committee to recommend criminal reforms in India. The five-member committee comprises three professors from National Law University, Delhi, including the chairperson and the convenor of the committee. The composition of the Committee is...

    The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, vide its Notification 1-2-19 Judicial Cell (Part I) dated 4-5-2020, has constituted a committee to recommend criminal reforms in India.

    The five-member committee comprises three professors from National Law University, Delhi, including the chairperson and the convenor of the committee.

    The composition of the Committee is as follows:

    • Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh (Chairperson), Vice-Chancellor, National Law University Delhi
    • Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai (Member & Convenor), Registrar, National Law University Delhi
    • Prof. (Dr.) Mrinal Satish (Member), Professor, National Law University Delhi
    • Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani (Member), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
    • Mr. G.P. Thareja (Member), Former District & Session Judge, Delhi

    The Committee seeks to recommend reforms in the criminal law of the country in a principled, effective and efficient manner that ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the nation; and which prioritises the constitutional values of justice, dignity, and the inherent worth of the individual.

    Towards this end the Committee shall also undertake country-wide consultations with law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judiciary, advocates, academics, and civil society including media organisations. The Committee will be assisted by a set of researchers and consultants.

    For further details, click here.

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