The functions of the Department of Justice include the appointment, resignation and removal of the Chief Justice of India, Judges of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justices and Judges of the High Courts and their service matters. The Organizational setup of the Department includes 01 Additional Secretary, 03 Joint Secretaries, 07 Directors/ Deputy Secretaries and 08 Under Secretaries. The Department is housed in the Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road, New Delhi. Keeping in view the increasing workload and formulating many policies and programmes on Judicial Reforms in the country, a separate Department namely Department of Justice was carved out from MHA and placed under the charge of Secretary to Government of India and it started working as such from 1 st January, 2010 under the Ministry of Law & Justice. Till, Department of Justice was part of Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Home Secretary had been the Secretary of Department of Justice.

It is one of the oldest Ministries of the Government of India. As per the Allocation of Business (Rules), 1961, Department of Justice is a part of Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India.

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