Maharashtra UCC panel formally inducts ex-IAS officer just days after Justice Chavan's resignation

Maharashtra's Uniform Civil Code committee has inducted a former IAS officer as a formal member, just two days after Justice Dilip Bhosale Chavan resigned from the panel citing objections to the retired bureaucrat's involvement in its proceedings.

Justice Chavan's exit had drawn attention to tensions within the committee over its composition and the manner in which individuals were being associated with its work. His departure raised questions about the state government's handling of the UCC consultation process.

The decision to formally induct the ex-IAS officer so shortly after the judge's resignation is likely to intensify scrutiny of the committee's functioning and the government's approach to building consensus around the sensitive legislation.