Officials from the Law Ministry, at a meeting on Monday, informed a parliamentary standing committee headed by BJP MP Sushil Modi that they are awaiting the 22nd Law Commission report to proceed with their process on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), authoritative sources said.
Law Commission Member-Secretary Khetrabasi Biswal, who deposed before the panel, informed that since June 14, when the commission published a public notice inviting feedback on the subject, it has got over 19 lakh responses. The process of public consultations will end on July 13. Following which the commission may call upon individuals or organisations for a personal hearing.
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