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Maharashtra to Implement UCC After Panel Report, Fadnavis Confirms
- •Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the state will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) once a seven-member committee, headed by Justice Ranjana Desai, submits its report.
- •The government aims to table the UCC legislation during the upcoming winter session of the state Assembly in Nagpur.
- •Fadnavis's statement follows Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark that BJP-led NDA states will introduce UCC before 2029.
- •The committee, formed in July with a six-month deadline, includes retired judges, former officials, and experts.
- •Fadnavis also criticized Rahul Gandhi's comments on the all-vegetarian BRICS Summit dinner, calling it a "myopic mindset" and a distraction from India's diplomatic achievements, including the unanimous New Delhi Declaration.
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The Maharashtra government aims to table the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) legislation during the upcoming winter session of the state Assembly in Nagpur. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the state will proceed with the implementation as soon as the appointed committee submits its final report.
The seven-member committee is headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjana Desai. The panel also includes former High Court judges R C Chavan and S G Mehare, former chief secretary D K Jain, former advocate general Virendra Saraf, constitutional expert Ramesh Patange, and educationist Suvarna Rawal.
The Maharashtra government constituted the seven-member committee in July and gave it a timeline of six months to submit its recommendations and detailed study to the government.
