The Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs is an administrative department under the Government of Tripura.[4][5] The department is responsible for the administration of legal affairs, justice, and legislative matters. It serves as a link between the government and the public in legal matters and contributes to welfare-oriented governance. The Law Department also functions as the administrative department for the state judiciary, the state legislature, and the State Legal Services Authority. The Parliamentary Affairs Department responsible for coordinating the schedule of Asesembly sessions.[6][7][8][9]
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1 February 1971[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Tripura |
| Headquarters | Secretariat Building, Agartala |
Ministers responsible |
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Department executive |
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| Website | https://law.tripura.gov.in/ |
History
editThe Department of Law was known as Judicial Department during the princely state, the department was renamed after merger with India in 1949.[10] The parliamentary department was formed on 1 February 1971 combined with Department of Law.
Ministers
edit| Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachindra Lal Singh |  |
1 July 1963 | 13 March 1967 |
| Sachindra Lal Singh | |
13 March 1967 | 1 November 1971 |
| Sukhamoy Sengupta | 20 March 1972 | 30 March 1977 | |
| Prafulla Kumar Das | 1 April 1977 | 25 July 1977 | |
| Radhika Ranjan Gupta | 26 July 1977 | 4 November 1977 | |
| Nripen Chakraborty |  |
5 January 1978 | 11 January 1983 |
| Nripen Chakraborty | |
11 January 1983 | 5 February 1988 |
| Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar |  |
5 February 1988 | 19 February 1992 |
| Samir Ranjan Barman | 19 February 1992 | 10 March 1993 | |
| Dasarath Deb |  |
10 April 1993 | 11 March 1998 |
| Manik Sarkar |  |
11 March 1998 | 7 March 2003 |
| Manik Sarkar | |
7 March 2003 | 10 March 2008 |
| Manik Sarkar | |
10 March 2008 | 6 March 2013 |
| Manik Sarkar | |
6 March 2013 | 8 March 2018 |
| Ratan Lal Nath | 9 March 2018 | 2 March 2023 | |
| Manik Saha |  |
10 March 2023 | Incumbent |
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prafulla Kumar Das | 1 February 1971 | 1 November 1971 | |
| Sukhamoy Sengupta | 20 March 1972 | 24 April 1975 | |
| Debendra Kishore Chaudhury | 25 April 1975 | 30 March 1977 | |
| Prafulla Kumar Das | 4 April 1977 | 25 April 1977 | |
| Radhika Ranjan Gupta | 26 April 1977 | 5 August 1977 | |
| Kalipada Banerjee | 6 August 1977 | 4 November 1977 | |
| Anil Sarkar | 6 January 1978 | 10 January 1983 | |
| Anil Sarkar | 11 January 1983 | 5 February 1988 | |
| Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | |
7 February 1988 | 3 April 1989 |
| Arun Kumar Kar | 4 September 1989 | 19 February 1992 | |
| Samir Ranjan Barman | 25 February 1992 | 17 May 1992 | |
| Ratan Chakraborty (Minister of State) Independent Charge |
18 May 1992 | 10 March 1993 | |
| Dasarath Deb | |
10 April 1993 | 11 March 1998 |
| Keshab Majumder | 10 March 1998 | 28 February 2003 | |
| Keshab Majumder | 7 March 2003 | 3 March 2008 | |
| Tapan Chakraborty | 10 March 2008 | 28 February 2013 | |
| Tapan Chakraborty | 6 March 2013 | 8 March 2018 | |
| Ratan Lal Nath | 9 March 2018 | 9 March 2023 | |
| Ratan Lal Nath | 10 March 2023 | Incumbent | |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "INTRODUCTION Tripura Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. Archived from the original on 15 Oct 2021.
- ↑ "Who is Who".
- ↑ Chakraborty, Tanmoy (23 March 2026). "Tripura minister demands 'bulldozer action' against CPI(M) offices over alleged land encroachment". India Today NE (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "List of departments". Government of Tripura.
- ↑ "Integrated Government Online Directory". goidirectory.gov.in.
- ↑ Deb, Debraj (15 September 2025). "Tripura Assembly to convene on Friday; no session on September 22 owing to PM Modi's visit". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Budget Session of Tripura Assembly to begin on March 13". ANI News. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tripura legislative assembly winter session to begin -". Akashvani News. 10 January 2025.
- ↑ Deb, Debraj (12 March 2025). "Tripura Assembly budget session from March 21; will be state's longest session in 15 years". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Introduction".