Thursday, August 29, 2024

Tenure of Bihar State Law Commission and its Chairman extended

Pursuant to a cabinet decision dated August 21, 2024, the tenure of former jufge of the Patna High Court Vinod Kumar Sinha, the Chairman, Bihar State Law Commission has been extended for three years. This has been notified on August 22, 2024 in the Bihar Gazette Number 840. 
 
Prior to this Sinha was chairman of Bihar Human Rights Commission during July 2000-July 6, 2023. He joined Bihar Superior Judicial Service as Additional District & Sessions Judge in the year 1997. In course of his Judicial Career in Superior Judicial service, he discharged his duties efficiently as District Judge, Samastipur Judgeship and Legal Remembrancer, Government of Bihar. Before his elevation as judge of the High Court, he was holding the office of Registrar General, Patna High Court from the year 2014. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Patna High Court on December 9, 2016. He retired from the High Court on April 22, 2020.
 
The term of Bihar State Law Commission has also been extended for three years. The Commission was constituted on September 7, 2000 for three years. Earlier, its tenure was extended on September 5, 2003, November 10, 2006, December 24, 2009, September 19, 2012, September 3, 2015, October 15, 2018 and September 7, 2021. Notably, Bihar State Litigation Policy-2011 was finalized after factoring in views received from the Bihar State Law Commission. The policy was framed in the light of the recommendations of 13th Finance Commission.  

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