The
Ministry of Law and Justice is the highest organ of the
Government of India which deals with the management of the legal affairs, legislative activities and administration of justice in India through its three departments namely the legislative department and the department of legal affairs and department of justice respectively. The Department of Legal Affairs is concerned with advising the various Ministries of the Central Government while the Legislative Department is concerned with drafting of principal legislation for the Central Government. The ministry is headed by a cabinet rank minister appointed by the
President of India on the recommendation of the
Prime Minister of India.
D. V. Sadananda Gowda is the current minister for law and justice in India.