Jagannadha Rao is new law commission chairman

new delhi: former justice m jagannadha rao has been appointed chairman of the 16th law commission of india, it was announced here on wednesday. he succeeds justice b p jeevan reddy, who resigned from the post on december 31, a release issued by the union law ministry said. rao has been holding the post of the commission's vice-chairman since january 15 last year. he retired as supreme court judge in december 2000. with the elevation of the former judge to the post of law commission's chairman, the panel will now have two other members instead of three. they are n m ghatade (member) and t k vishwanathan, the member secretary, the release added.