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Ministry of Law and Judiciary Department Maharashtra is a Ministry of Government of Maharashtra. The Ministry is currently headed by Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis.[1][2]

Formed1960; 66 years ago (1960)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Law and Judiciary
Jurisdictiongovernment of Maharashtra
Headquarters
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Ministry of Law and Judiciary Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय विधी व न्याय विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the State of Maharashtra
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed1960; 66 years ago (1960)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Law and Judiciary
Jurisdictiongovernment of Maharashtra
Headquarters
Annual budgetState budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • -,
    Principal Secretary
  • -,
    Joint Secretary
  • -,
    Deputy Secretary
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Head office

Quick facts Minister of Law and Judiciary मंत्री विधी व न्याय, Style ...
Minister of Law and Judiciary
मंत्री विधी व न्याय
Seal of the State of Maharashtra
since 05 December 2024
Ministry of Law and Judiciary
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the Chief Minister
Term length5 years
PrecursorUddhav Thackeray
(2019-2022)
Inaugural holderYashwantrao Chavan
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
DeputyAshish Jaiswal
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Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)		 Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Law and Judiciary
01 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)		 01 May
1960		 07 March
1962		 1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 S. K. Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 08 March
1962		 19 November
1962		 256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 S. K. Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 20 November
1962		 24 November
1963		 1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister)		 25 November
1962		 04 December
1963		 9 days Indian National Congress Sawant I P. K. Sawant
05 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)		 05 December
1963		 01 March
1967		 3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 01 March
1967		 13 March
1972		 5 years, 12 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 13 March
1972		 21 February
1975		 2 years, 345 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 February
1975		 17 May
1977		 2 years, 85 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
10 Husain Dalwai
(MLA for Ratnagiri Khed Constituency No. 266-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 17 May
1977		 07 March
1978		 1 year, 294 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
11 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)		 07 March
1978		 18 July
1978		 133 days Indian National Congress (U) Vasantdada II
12 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)		 18 July
1978		 17 February
1980		 1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
13 Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 09 June
1980		 21 January
1982		 1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
14 Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 21 January
1982		 02 February
1983		 1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
15 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 07 February
1983		 05 March
1985		 2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
16
Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 12 March 1985
1960		 03 June 1985
1962		 83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
17 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 03 June
1985		 12 March
1986		 282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
18
Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 12 March
1986		 26 June
1988		 2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
19 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)		 26 June
1988		 03 March
1990		 1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
20
Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 04 March
1990		 25 June
1991		 1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
21
Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 25 June
1991		 22 February
1993		 1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
22 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 06 March
1993		 14 March
1995		 2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
23 Liladhar Dake
(MLA for Bhandup Constituency No. 168-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 14 March
1995		 31 January
1999		 3 years, 323 days Shiv Sena Joshi
Manohar Joshi
24 Liladhar Dake
(MLA for Bhandup Constituency No. 168-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 01 February
1999		 17 October
1999		 258 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
25 Vilasrao Balkrishna Patil Undhalkar
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 19 October
1999		 16 January
2003		 3 years, 88 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
26 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 18 January
2003		 01 November
2004		 1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
27 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)		 09 November
2004		 01 December
2007		 4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
28 Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 08 December
2008		 06 November
2009		 333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
29 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 07 November
2009		 10 November
201p		 1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
30 Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister)		 11 November
2010		 26 September
2014		 3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
31 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 31 October
2014		 12 November
2019		 5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
32 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
(In Charge)		 23 November
2019		 28 November
2019		 5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
33 Uddhav Thackeray
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister)		 28 November
2019		 30 December
2019		 32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
34 Uddhav Thackeray
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister)		 30 December
2019		 29 June
2022		 2 years, 181 days Shiv Sena
35 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
(In Charge)		 30 June
2022		 14 August
2022		 45 days Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
36 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister)		 14 August
2022		 26 November
2024		 2 years, 104 days Shiv Sena (2022–present)
37 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)		 05 December
2024		 Incumbent 1 year, 265 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III
Devendra Fadnavis
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Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency)		 Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Law and Judiciary
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 23 November
2019		 28 November
2019		 5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Aditi Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 30 December
2019		 29 June
2022		 2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 30 June
2022		 26 November
2024		 2 years, 149 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde
02 Ashish Jaiswal
(MLA for Ramtek Constituency No. 59-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 December
2024		 Incumbent 1 year, 249 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis
(2024 – Present)
Devendra Fadnavis
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