Jammu Tawi, Feb. 4 -- Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced the formation of a five-member committee to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state.

The panel, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, has been tasked with preparing the draft and submitting its report to the state government within 45 days. The government will take a final decision based on the committee's recommendations.

Announcing the decision, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said, "The committee will submit its report to the state government in 45 days, based on which the government will take a decision." The move comes in the wake of Uttarakhand making history as the first Indian state to implement the UCC. Chief Minister Pushkar S...