Ministry of Law and Justice (Vishwamitra)
| कानून और न्याय मंत्रालय | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction |  Vishwamitra |
| Minister responsible |
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The Ministry of Law and Justice is a ministerial level agency of the State of Vishwamitra responsible for law enforcement and providing legal advice and services to the Government. The ministry is also responsible for maintaining a relation between the executive and legislature with the judiciary.
The Ministry was formed on 10 July 2016 by then Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy. Bishnu Chetry served as the first Minister of Law and Justice. From 17 June 2020, the Ministry is considered to be a department of the Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs. Senior Minister Ankurjyoti Thakuria had been serving as the Minister-responsible of the concerned portfolio since 17 June 2020.
List of Ministers
| № | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Head of Government | ||
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| 1 | Bishnu Chetry | 
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10 July 2016 | 2 October 2016 | Friends Society Secular Party | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
| 2 | Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister |
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2 October 2016 | 13 November 2016 | |||
| 3 | Tanishkaa Patranabish | .jpg)
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13 November 2016 | 30 December 2016 | |||
| 4 | Anirban Phatowali Minister of State (I/c) |
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30 December 2016 | 17 February 2017 | |||
| 5 | Rajdeep Deka Minister of State (I/c) |
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17 February 2017 | 12 April 2017 | |||
| 6 | Bhargab Jyoti Medhi |
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12 April 2017 | 8 September 2017 | Friends Society Independent Party | Sarala Baishya | |
| 7 | Kalyan Dey |
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8 September 2017 | 3 November 2017 | |||
| (4) | Anirban Phatowali |
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3 November 2017 | 25 December 2017 | |||
| 8 | Asmi Patranabis | 
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25 December 2018 | 21 March 2018 | Friends Society Secular Party | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
| (1) | Bishnu Chetry |
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21 March 2018 | 13 May 2018 | Friends Societal Congress | ||
| 9 | Sampriti Paul |
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13 May 2018 | 12 October 2018 | Friends Society Secular Party | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| 10 | Manoj Chetry | 
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12 October 2018 | 6 January 2019 | Friends Societal Congress | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
| 11 | Sarala Baishya |
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7 January 2019 | 13 March 2020 | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
| (3) | Tanishkaa Patranabish |
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19 March 2020 | 30 March 2020 | |||
| 12 | Abhiraj Kar | 
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30 March 2020 | 16 July 2020 | |||
| 13 | Arnab Sil | 
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16 July 2020 | 6 August 2020 | |||
| (1) | Bishnu Chetry |
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06 August 2020 | 17 August 2020 | |||
| (6) | Bhargab Jyoti Medhi |
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17 August 2020 | 01 September 2020 | |||
| 14 | Arnab Deka | 
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2 September 2020 | 29 September 2020 | |||
| (8) | Asmi Patranabis |
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29 September 2020 | 5 October 2020 | |||
| (4) | Anirban Phatowali |
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5 October 2019 | 15 October 2019 | |||
| (14) | Arnab Deka |
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15 October 2019 | 8 November 2019 | |||
| (8) | Asmi Patranabis |
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8 November 2019 | 16 November 2019 | |||
| (14) | Arnab Deka |
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16 November 2019 | 09 December 2019 | |||
| 15 | Nishwan Baidantic |
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9 December 2019 | 12 December 2019 | |||
| (1) | Bishnu Chetry |
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12 December 2019 | 10 January 2020 | |||
| (14) | Arnab Deka |
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10 January 2020 | 3 March 2020 | |||
| (9) | Sampriti Paul |
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3 March 2020 | 19 March 2020 | National People's Congress | Anoushkaa Patranabish | |
| 16 | Ankurjyoti Thakuria | 
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22 March 2020 | 10 April 2020 | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
| (15) | Nishwan Baidantic |
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10 April 2020 | 30 April 2020 | |||
| (6) | Bhargab Jyoti Medhi |
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13 May 2020 | 08 June 2020 | |||
| (9) | Sampriti Paul |
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9 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 | Anoushkaa Patranabish | ||
| (12) | Prince Abhiraj Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs |
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17 June 2020 | 20 August 2020 | |||
| (15) | Nishwan Baidantic Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs |
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20 August 2020 | 16 September 2020 | |||
| (16) | Ankurjyoti Thakuria Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs |
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16 September 2020 | Incumbent | |||
