Criminal law in concurrent list, state legislature competent to make amendments: Chidambaram

Criminal Law is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and the state legislature is competent to make amendments, Chidambaram said. "I also welcome the appointment of Justice (retd) Mr K.Sathyanarayanan as the one-person Committee. I request the Committee to hold consultations with all stakeholders, including judges, lawyers, police, law teachers, scholars and human rights activists," he said.