{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2326670", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2326670", "headline": "Law Commission holds national conference on cooperative federalism and law reform", "summary": "The Ministry of Law and Justice announced on 22 October 2026 that the 23rd Law Commission of India convened a national conference in New Delhi to improve collaboration between national and state law-reform bodies. The event focused on aligning national constitutional goals with the administrative experiences of states to create citizen-centric legal designs. The Law Commission Chairperson proposed a \"citizen friction test\" to evaluate how laws impact the time and cost for citizens. Participating bodies were suggested to submit joint issue papers to their governments within about six months.", "key_points": ["Conference focused on cooperative federalism and collaborative law reform between Centre and States.", "Four priorities identified: institutional dialogue, evidence-based reform, technology with oversight, and citizen-centric design.", "Proposed \"citizen friction test\" to measure the procedural burden, cost, and time laws impose on citizens.", "Target for participating Law Commissions to submit first joint issue papers within about six months."], "issued_date": "2026-10-22", "listing_date": "2026-10-22", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2326670", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "Ministry of Law and Justice", "department": "Ministry of Law and Justice", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2326670"}, "topics": ["law reform", "cooperative federalism"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["India"], "applies_to": ["citizens"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-22", "wording": "today", "what": "National Conference on “Co-operative Federalism and Law Reforms: National and State Perspectives”", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": null, "wording": "within about six months", "what": "Law Commissions to place first joint issue papers before governments", "counts_from": "date of conference"}], "revision": "a8fcd655c30126f7", "recorded_at": "2026-10-22T15:29:37.924719+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T20:38:09.107225+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T21:19:32+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}