KOCHI: The government has informed the High Court that it has appointed an expert committee to study and prepare a revised draft of the bill aimed at preventing superstition and harmful rituals. The court directed the government to specify the time frame within which the committee will submit its report.

The committee includes former Law Secretary and District Judge Sasidharan Nair, former DGP Jacob Punnoose, and Waqf Board Chairman MK Sakeer. According to an order issued by Home Secretary Biswanath Sinha, a new draft bill will be prepared based on the committee’s report.

The earlier draft, submitted in October 2019 by the Law Reforms Commission headed by Justice KT Thomas, was withdrawn by the government in July 2023, citing difficulty in distinguishing between faith and superstition. T

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