India, July 9 -- Maharashtra has constituted a seven-member panel under retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to prepare draft legislation to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), or a common set of laws for personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and succession for all.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the panel will submit its report within six months. "Based on its recommendations, the government is planning to introduce a bill on the UCC during the winter session of the state legislature," he told the state assembly on Wednesday.

Maharashtra is the latest in a series of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to constitute panels under Justice (retd) Desai for the implementation of UCC.

Last month, Rajas...