Karnataka - Bangalore

An institution in memory of Quit India Movement set up

Staff Reporter

To focus on research in law and parliamentary affairs

BANGALORE: the State Government has a new institution, Karnataka Institute for Law and Parliamentary Reform ("KILPAR") as a lasting memorial to the historic Quit India Movement.

Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil told presspersons that the "KILPAR", which came into being on Wednesday, will be an autonomous institution focusing on research and publications pertaining to law and parliamentary affairs in the larger interest of the public. Its objectives include comparative study of the systems of law and governance from ancient times and to discern and discover basic principles of legal administration. Besides the study and research aspects, the institute will conduct periodic review of the existing laws and suggest amendments wherever necessary. The institute's annual expenditure is estimated at Rs. 40 lakhs, he said. A 10-member Governing Council has been set up with the Chief Minister as the president and Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs as the vice-president. Five senior civil servants, including the Chief Secretary and two co-opted persons, will be its members. The Director of the Institute is the member-secretary of the Governing Council. The signatories and promoters of the institute are: the Chief Minister, Legislative Council Chairman, V.R. Sudrashan, Legislative Assembly Speaker Krishna, Deputy Chief Minister M.P. Prakash, Mr. Patil, Chief Secretary B. K. Das, Principal Secretary (Home) Brmahdutt, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister S.V. Ranganath, Secretary (Law) D'Souza Robinson, and Secretary (Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation).

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