This is the main legal policy making and advisory authority of State Government.
The headquarters of this Department situated in the main block, Writers' Building, Kolkata.
The Law Department is assigned with the legislative drafting, publication of notifications, Bills, Ordinances and amendments to Bill and Acts, rules and by-laws through official gazettes of the other administrative Departments of the West Bengal.
It also performs periodical revision, correction of orders, settlement of Statutory notifications, regulations whenever necessary.
[2][1] Presently the Minister-in- charge of this department is Moloy Ghatak, leader of the All India Trinamool Congress.