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Justice RC Chavan Resigns From Maharashtra UCC Committee, Citing Concerns
Justice RC Chavan was a retired judge who joined a committee making suggestions about a Uniform Civil Code for Maharashtra.
The committee was led by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai.
During an online meeting, members discussed questions that people would answer about the proposed code.
Chavan felt the questions were mostly designed for simple yes-or-no answers.
He believed the committee should instead gather broader public views and help build agreement.
He also questioned why a person who was not a committee member attended the meeting.
After the meeting, he resigned from the committee.
The Maharashtra government accepted his resignation.
Retired Bombay High Court Judge Justice RC Chavan resigned from Maharashtra’s seven-member Uniform Civil Code committee on September 19.
The state government accepted his resignation on the following Monday, according to the report.
Chavan objected to a proposed public questionnaire relying mainly on yes-or-no responses rather than broader views and consensus-building.
He also questioned the participation of a non-member in the committee’s online meeting and said he was leaving so the government could fill the vacancy.
Chavan served as a Bombay High Court judge from 2005 to 2013 and later worked in judicial administration, consumer disputes, and literature.
- Who
- Retired Bombay High Court Judge Justice RC Chavan resigned from Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code committee, which was chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai.
- What
- Chavan resigned from the committee after raising concerns about its public questionnaire and the participation of a non-member in an online meeting.
- Where
- The resignation concerned Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code committee, whose meeting was held online.
- When
- He submitted his resignation on September 19, after the committee’s second meeting; the state government accepted it the following Monday.
- Why
- Chavan said the questionnaire appeared focused on easy yes-or-no responses rather than gathering broader public views and building consensus, and he questioned the presence of a non-member.
Key facts
- Committee formed
- July, as a seven-member panel to draft a Uniform Civil Code for Maharashtra.
- Committee chair
- Retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai.
- Resignation date
- September 19, after the committee’s second online meeting.
- Government action
- The Maharashtra government accepted Chavan’s resignation on the following Monday.
- High Court tenure
- He served as a Bombay High Court judge from June 22, 2005, until 2013.
- Earlier judicial roles
- He served as the first Registrar General of the Bombay High Court and later chaired the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
- Books
- His works include “Cries in Wilderness,” “More Cries in Wilderness,” and “Yes My Lords, It’s You In The Mirror”.
Quotes
Justice RC Chavan
Retired Bombay High Court judge and former member of Maharashtra’s UCC committee
“Now that it is removed, I realise that the aim is to just provide an opportunity to people who may care, to share their responses in a yes or no to the questions posed so that analysis of data becomes easy”
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“To solve this problem, I am vacating my seat on the committee by resigning now, so that the government can fill in the blank promptly”
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