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UGC NET LAW (058) · UNIT 02 · MODULE 6: RECENT CASES, DOCTRINES, COMPARISONS AND STATUTES · TOPIC 22

Important Commissions and Reports (Constitutional Law)

One table of the commissions and committees, with year and key recommendations, that shaped the Constitution and Centre-State relations.

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  1. 22.1Commissions, committees and reportsCommission / Committee Year Purpose / Key Recommendations B.N. Rau Committee (Constitutional Adviser) 1946–49 Drafted key provisions of Constitution; studied constitutions…

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Commission / Committee Year Purpose / Key Recommendations B.N. Rau Committee (Constitutional Adviser) 1946–49 Drafted key provisions of Constitution; studied constitutions…

Commission / Committee Year Purpose / Key Recommendations
B.N. Rau Committee (Constitutional Adviser) 1946–49 Drafted key provisions of Constitution; studied constitutions of USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia
Swaran Singh Committee 1976 Recommended insertion of Fundamental Duties (42nd Amendment)
Sarkaria Commission 1983–1988 Reviewed Centre-State relations; recommended reviving Inter-State Council; greater restraint in Art. 356; independent Governors
Venkatachaliah Commission (National Commission to Review the Constitution) 2000–2002 Comprehensive review; recommended strengthening Parliamentary committees, regulating anti-defection
J.S. Verma Committee (Fundamental Duties) 1999 Reviewed enforceability of Fundamental Duties; noted they have legal dimensions
Punchhi Commission 2007–2010 Second commission on Centre-State relations; recommended stronger Inter-State Council, codifying Governor's discretion, time-limit for assent
P.B. Gajendragadkar Commission 1967 Enquired into communal violence; linked to secularism provisions
L.M. Singhvi Committee 1986 Recommended 73rd/74th Amendments (Panchayati Raj); coined term 'gram sabha'
Ranganath Misra Commission 2007 Recommended reservation for minorities and linguistic minorities; some Fundamental Duties be made justiciable
Administrative Reforms Commission (1st ARC) 1966–1970 Recommended Lokpal and Lokayukta; Morarji Desai headed it
2nd Administrative Reforms Commission 2005–2009 Thirteen reports on administrative reforms including citizen-centric administration, Ethics in Governance, Public Order
21st Law Commission of India 2018 Recommended Uniform Civil Code — India is not ready yet; codification of personal laws should come first
Law Commission Report 277 2018 Recommended abolition of sedition law (Section 124-A IPC) — since carried forward; SC stayed its operation in 2022

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