The appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has appointed Udaya Kumar Shetty, Additional Secretary in the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice, as member-secretary in the Law Commission of India. He assumed charge on Saturday.
Mr. Shetty is a native of Heggunje village of Brahmavara Taluk in Udupi district.
He was working in the Ministry of Law and Justice for the last 25 years in various capacities, namely, Superintendent (Legal) in the Law Commission of India, Assistant Legislative Counsel, Deputy Legislative Counsel, Additional Legislative Counsel, Joint Secretary and Legislative Counsel, and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Mr. Shetty had LL.B and LL.M in Labour Laws from Mangalore University and Bengaluru University, respectively.
Before joining the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, he worked as a lecturer in Law in Vaikunta Baliga College of Law, Udupi.
Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Mr. Shetty the Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) Certificate of Exceptional Service award for his ‘exemplary work and dedication to duty for drafting thenew Income Tax Bill, 2025’ on the occasion of 166th Income Tax Day in Delhi on July 25, 2025.
Published – August 02, 2025 11:41 pm IST
