Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights

Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights
विधि, न्याय एवं मानवाधिकार मंत्री (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Sri Pradhana Singharya since 29 March 2024
Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Lok Sabha
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation	10 July 2016 (as Minister of Legal Affairs) 15 June 2024 (as Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights)
First holder	Bishnu Chetry (as Minister of Legal Affairs)
Deputy	Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights

The Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights (Hindi: विधि, न्याय एवं मानवाधिकार मंत्री) is a minister of the cabinet of Vishwamitra and the head of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights in the government of Vishwamitra. The position was created following the creation of the "Ministry of Legal Affairs" on 10 July 2016 and Bishnu Chetry was appointed as the first minister in the third ministry of prime minister Varuna Sriraya. The current minister is Arsal Abbas Mirza who has been in office since 29 March 2024 and is also the longest-serving minister in the ministry.

The Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights is assisted by the Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights. The current minister of state is Eugene Smith who has been in office since 3 October 2024.

History of office

The Ministers in the ministry have used various official titles and names. These are:

• 10 July 2016 – 27 November 2016: Minister of Legal Affairs
• 27 November 2016 – 15 June 2024: Minister of Law and Justice
• 15 June 2024 – present: Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights

All the ministers except for Anirban Phatowali (2016–2017) and Rajdeep Deka (2017) were ministers with cabinet rank, while Phatowali and Deka were ministers of state with independent charge. Phatowali was later re-appointed to the ministry as a cabinet rank minister.

Ministers

Key

• I/C means Independent Charge
•   Caretaker Minister

Minister of Legal Affairs (2016–2017)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001) MP for North Krishnanagar I	10 July 2016	27 November 2016	7002140000000000000♠140 days	Secular	Varuna III
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Beltola (Deputy Prime Minister)	27 November 2016	30 December 2016	7001330000000000000♠33 days
Position renamed as Minister of Law and Justice.

Minister of Law and Justice (2016–2020; 2021–2024)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for West Gotanagar (Minister of State, I/C)	30 December 2016	17 February 2017	7001490000000000000♠49 days	Secular	Varuna IV
		Rajdeep Deka (born 2002) (Minister of State, I/C)	17 February 2017	12 April 2017	7001540000000000000♠54 days	Independent
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001) MP for Devkotanagar	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7002148000000000000♠148 days		Klarissa III
			5 July 2017	7 September 2017			Tanishkaa II
		Kalyan Dey (born 2001)	8 September 2017	3 November 2017	7001560000000000000♠56 days	Freedom
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for West Gotanagar	3 November 2017	25 December 2017	7001520000000000000♠52 days	Independent
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular	Varuna V
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001)	21 March 2018	13 May 2018	7001530000000000000♠53 days	Congress	Varuna VI
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Secular	Tanishkaa III
							Varuna (Interim II)
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005)	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Congress	Varuna VII
		Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005)	7 January 2019	13 March 2019	7001650000000000000♠65 days		Tanishkaa IV
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	17 March 2019	30 March 2019	7001130000000000000♠13 days		Tanishkaa V
		Abhiraj Kar (born 2006) MP for Bharat Sevashram	30 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002108000000000000♠108 days
		Arnab Sil (born 2004) (Senior Minister)	16 July 2019	6 August 2019	7001210000000000000♠21 days
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001) (Senior Minister)	6 August 2019	17 August 2019	7001110000000000000♠11 days
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	17 August 2019	2 September 2019	7001160000000000000♠16 days
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	2 September 2019	29 September 2019	7001270000000000000♠27 days
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	29 September 2019	5 October 2019	7000600000000000000♠6 days
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) (Additional charge)	5 October 2019	15 October 2019	7001100000000000000♠10 days
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	15 October 2019	8 November 2019	7001240000000000000♠24 days
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	8 November 2019	16 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	16 November 2019	9 December 2019	7001230000000000000♠23 days
		Nishwan Baidantic (born 2001)	9 December 2019	12 December 2019	7000300000000000000♠3 days
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001)	12 December 2019	10 January 2020	7001290000000000000♠29 days
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	10 January 2020	3 March 2020	7001530000000000000♠53 days
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) Caretaker Minister	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days	Congress	Anoushkaa I (Caretaker)
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria (born 2002) MP for Dadara	22 March 2020	10 April 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days		Tanishkaa VI
		Nishwan Baidantic (born 2001) MP for Dhirenpara	10 April 2020	30 April 2020	7001200000000000000♠20 days
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001) Nominated MP	13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara	8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days		Anoushkaa II
Position merged into Coordinating Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs during this interval.
		Liam Alexander Baron Alexander (born 2005) (Deputy Prime Minister) Caretaker Minister	28 January 2021		Less than a day (8 hours approx.)	Royalist	Snagoveanu I (Caretaker)
		Varuna Sriraya (born 2002) (Rashtradhyaksh) Caretaker Minister/Advisor to Prime Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated
		Cristian Dobrev (born 2004) MP for Radisson	6 March 2021	18 June 2021	7002104000000000000♠104 days	Non-affiliated	Snagoveanu II
		Ested Vlasyn Baron Vlasyn (born 2001) MP for National List	18 June 2021	9 September 2021	7001830000000000000♠83 days	Congress
		Charles Burgardt (born 2002)	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001400000000000000♠40 days		Hazarika I
		Carson Snyder (born 2003) Caretaker Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated	Pillin (Caretaker)
		Charles Burgardt Count of Suffolk (born 2002) MP for Rajagriha (until Dec'2021) Councillor for Purvanchal (Jan–Apr'2022) MP for Maligaon (from May'2022)	22 November 2021	12 May 2022	7002171000000000000♠171 days	Congress	Hazarika II
		Major General Rory Leonard Duke of Griffith (born 2007) MP for Kalapani (Deputy Prime Minister)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Non-affiliated	Hazarika III
		Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia Duke Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia (born 2002) MP for Basistha Central (until Nov'2022) MP for Kalapani (from Nov'2022) (Deputy Prime Minister from 26 November 2022)	11 June 2022	11 November 2022	7002280000000000000♠280 days
			12 November 2022	18 March 2023		Congress	Hazarika IV
		Arsal Abbas Mirza (born 2006) MP for Dadara	18 March 2023	9 October 2023	7002205000000000000♠205 days	Non-affiliated
		Matthew Tonna (born 2005) MP for Dakshin-Prant	13 October 2023	29 March 2024	7002168000000000000♠168 days		Hazarika V
		Arsal Abbas Mirza (born 2006) MP for Rajpur	29 March 2024	15 June 2024	7001780000000000000♠78 days		Klarissa IV

Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights (2024–present)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Arsal Abbas Mirza Sri Pradhana Singharya (born 2006) MP for Rajpur	15 June 2024	Incumbent	7002185000000000000♠185 days	Non-affiliated	Klarissa IV

Timeline

Term length

The following is the list of the ministers in the descending order of their tenure in office:

1. Arsal Abbas Mirza – 7002468000000000000♠1 year, 102 days
2. Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia – 280 days
3. Bishnu Chetry – 233 days
4. Charles Burgardt – 211 days
5. Bhargab Jyoti Medhi – 190 days
6. Sampriti Paul – 178 days
7. Matthew Tonna – 168 days
8. Arnab Deka – 127 days
9. Anirban Phatowali – 111 days
10. Abhiraj Kar – 108 days
11. Cristian Dobrev – 104 days
12. Asmi Patranabis – 100 days
13. Manoj Chetry – 86 days
14. Ested Vlasyn – 85 days
15. Klarissa Sriraya – 65 days
16. Kalyan Dey – 57 days
17. Rajdeep Deka – 54 days
18. Tanishkaa Patranabish – 46 days
19. Varuna Sriraya and Carson Snyder – 32 days
20. Rory Leonard – 30 days
21. Nishwan Baidantic – 23 days
22. Arnab Sil – 21 days
23. Ankurjyoti Thakuria – 19 days
24. Liam Alexander – 0 day

See also

• Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights