DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Friday constituted a five-member committee to be led by a former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, to prepare a draft proposal for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the hill state. It will also include Justice Permod Kohli (retired), social activist Manu Gaur, former chief secretary Shatrughan Singh and vice-chancellor of Doon University Surekha Dangwal.
The panel has been tasked to conduct a wide range of consultations, check legal aspects and deliberate on amendments required in the law before handing over the draft proposal of the findings to the state government.
