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Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026: Ministry of Law Releases Sankalp Patra

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The Ministry of Law and Justice concluded its 'Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026' — a structured national deliberation — and released a 'Sankalp Patra' (pledge document) outlining a roadmap for legal and legislative reforms in India. The Chintan Shivir format, used across multiple ministries since 2022, is a structured brainstorming retreat that brings together senior officials, domain experts, and stakeholders to identify reform priorities. The Ministry of Law and Justice oversees three critical departments: the Department of Legal Affairs, the Department of Justice, and the Legislative Department, making its reform agenda central to India's constitutional and judicial ecosystem. The Sankalp Patra is significant because it signals institutional commitment to reforms in areas such as judicial pendency, legal aid, legislative drafting quality, and access to justice. For UPSC aspirants, this event sits at the intersection of GS2 governance, judicial reforms, and the broader constitutional mandate under Article 39A (equal justice and free legal aid).

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Q1. With reference to the Ministry of Law and Justice, which one of the following statements is correct?

AThe Legislative Department handles judicial appointments and access-to-justice schemes.
BThe Department of Justice is responsible for drafting Union legislation and publishing the official gazette.
CThe Ministry comprises a single department, legal affairs and legislative drafting being handled by the same office.
DThe Ministry has three departments — Legal Affairs for government litigation and legal advice, Justice for judicial appointments, infrastructure and access-to-justice schemes, and Legislative for drafting laws and the official gazette.
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Q2. A ministry convenes a Chintan Shivir and issues a Sankalp Patra setting out reform priorities. Which one of the following best describes the legal character of such an exercise?

AIt is a statutory consultation required before any legislative amendment may be introduced.
BIt is an executive deliberative mechanism rather than a statutory body, and its outputs are policy commitments that carry no binding legal force.
CIt constitutes a commission of inquiry, whose findings the government is obliged to table in Parliament.
DIt is a constitutional body under Article 39A, which mandates periodic ministerial retreats on access to justice.
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Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. Article 39A, inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, directs the State to secure equal justice and free legal aid, and anchors schemes such as Tele-Law and the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. 2. The National Judicial Data Grid, a real-time database under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, tracks pendency across Indian courts. 3. The 22nd Law Commission of India is a statutory body whose recommendations bind the Union government. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A1 and 2 only
B1 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
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