Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces the formation of a seven-member panel to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. Both reports say the committee is intended to develop the legal framework for a UCC, with Deccan Chronicle stating that the panel is headed by Justice Ranjana Desai. Times of India adds that the draft law is likely to be taken up during Maharashtra’s winter legislative session, indicating a timeline for moving the proposal through the state process. The articles do not provide additional details on the remaining members’ identities or specific draft provisions, but they agree on the core steps: the state government constitutes a seven-member committee and works toward producing a draft that could be presented to the legislature in the winter session. Overall, the reports focus on the administrative formation of the panel and the anticipated legislative timing rather than the content of the draft.