UCC panel meets CM Patel, likely to submit report by month-end
Sources told The Indian Express that the committee's term ends on August 31 and it is likely to submit a report by that time without seeking further extension.
'The committee is likely to submit its report by August end when its term is ending. The panel is unlikely to seek further extension,' sources added.
After the report is submitted, sources said, the Gujarat government is expected to form a sub-committee to take formal action on its assessment.
Recently, the Gujarat High Court had rejected a petition seeking directions to reconstitute the panel to include minority members, upholding the state government's right to constitute it. Apart from Desai, the four other members of the committee include retired IAS officer C L Meena, advocate R C Kodekar, former vice chancellor Daxesh Thakar and social worker Geetaben Shroff.
During Tuesday's meeting, Law Minister Rushikesh Patel and Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, were also present along with senior officials of the state government such as additional chief secretary to the Chief Minister, M K Das, Secretary to the Chief Minister, Vikrant Pande, and in-charge law secretary Upendra Bhatt among others. The committee was formed by CM Patel in February this year.
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