India, June 24 -- The Maharashtra government will enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on the lines of similar laws in three other states, and will constitute a committee headed by a retired high court judge to establish its legal framework. Such a law would replace the personal laws of various religions with a unified set of secular laws governing matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and maintenance, issues relating to triple talaq, among other things.

Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam on Tuesday told the state legislative assembly that the committee, whose constitution has been cleared by the chief minister, will table a draft bill to enact the UCC. "The committee will deliberate on the draft of the bill. We are determined ...