Tamil NaduSaturday, 7 November 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu disbands High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations; Law Commission takes over federalism review
Tamil Nadu ended its High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations on November 6, 2026 and shifted its mandate to the State Law Commission.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On November 6, 2026, the Tamil Nadu government issued a G.O. discontinuing the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations and transferring its mandate to the re-constituted Tamil Nadu State Law Commission, which was re-constituted on 07.08.2026.
Key specifics
- The committee was announced in April 2025 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by then Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
- It was a 3-member panel chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph.
- The other members were retired IAS officer K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and former State Planning Commission Vice-Chairman M. Naganathan.
- The committee submitted Part I of its report to M.K. Stalin on February 16, 2026.
- The G.O. described the committee as a non-statutory body and said the State Law Commission would examine Centre-State and Inter-State relations.
Exam lens
Polity and governance, committee-body match-the-following, April 2025 announcement, 3-member panel, Justice Kurian Joseph, and 07.08.2026 re-constitution are the key facts. TNPSC may ask which body now handles Centre-State relation review in Tamil Nadu.