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{{short description|State government department in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}}
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| agency_name = Department of Law
| native_name = विधि विभाग
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| headquarters = Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
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| minister1_name = [[Hemant Soren]]
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| chief1_name = Niraj Kumar Srivastava, [[Judiciary of India|H.J.S.]]
| chief1_position = [[Principal Secretary (India)|Secretary]]
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'''Department of Law''' is a department of the [[Government of Jharkhand]]. It is the principal legal policy-making and advisory authority of the state government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vidhi.jharkhand.gov.in/about.html |title=About Us – Law Department |publisher=Government of Jharkhand |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Law Department, Jharkhand {{!}} National Government Services Portal |url=https://services.india.gov.in/service/detail/law-department-jharkhand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113063353/https://services.india.gov.in/service/detail/law-department-jharkhand |archive-date=2025-01-13 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=services.india.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> The department provides legal advice to the government,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vidhi.jharkhand.gov.in/index.html |title=Law Department & Advocate General Portal |publisher=Government of Jharkhand |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranjan |first=Mukesh |date=2023-01-30 |title=Jharkhand Governor returns domicile bill based on 1932 land records |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/Jan/30/jharkhand-governor-returns-domicile-bill-based-on-1932-land-records-2542682.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> assists in upholding the rule of law,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jharkhand.gov.in/law |title=Department of Law |publisher=Government of Jharkhand |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref> and is involved in matters relating to access to justice and judicial infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jharkhand.gov.in/law |title=Department of Law |publisher=Government of Jharkhand |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref> The department also plays a crucial role in reviewing legislative and policy proposals in the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proposal to Merge Labour Laws in Jharkhand Delayed After Law Department's Objections |url=https://www.businessjharkhand.com/2025/08/11/proposal-to-merge-labour-laws-in-jharkhand-delayed-after-law-departments-objections/ |work=Business Jharkhand |date=11 August 2025 |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref>

==Ministerial team==
The department is headed by the Cabinet Minister of Law. Civil servants such as the Principal Secretary are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions. Since December 2024, the minister for Department of Law is [[Hemant Soren]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Law {{!}} Who's Who |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/PDepartment/WebDirectory?department=62cc46459284fd62c0ad61eb117f1645 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717103510/https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/PDepartment/WebDirectory?department=62cc46459284fd62c0ad61eb117f1645 |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.jharkhand.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Government of Jharkhand]]
* [[Jharkhand High Court]]
* [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of Jharkhand]]

Department of Law (Jharkhand) - Revision history

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