Tamil Nadu News

Dissolvement of Kurian Joseph Committee

November 10 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 34 0

The Tamil Nadu Government has disbanded the High-Level Committee on Union–State Relations, constituted during the erstwhile DMK regime.
Its responsibilities have been transferred to the Tamil Nadu State Law Commission through a Government Order (G.O.).
The committee was chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph.
Retired IAS officer K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and former State Planning Commission Vice-Chairman M. Naganathan served as its members.
The Tamil Nadu State Law Commission was reconstituted on 7 August 2026.
It was entrusted with examining Centre–State and inter-State relations, reviewing existing laws and recommending improvements to the state's legal and institutional framework, among other responsibilities.
The High-Level Committee was a non-statutory body established to examine various issues relating to Union–State relations.
The Government observed that its functions substantially overlapped with the mandate of the Tamil Nadu State Law Commission.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the Government decided to discontinue the services of the High-Level Committee with immediate effect.
Its responsibilities were transferred to the State Law Commission.
Although the Government Order describes the High-Level Committee as a non-statutory body, the State Law Commission, which has taken over its responsibilities, is also a non-statutory body.
It is an executive body established through a Government Order.