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The Gujarat authorities connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026) introduced the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 successful the Legislative Assembly, proposing a communal ineligible model to modulate marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships crossed religions.
If passed by the House, the Bill tabled by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, a week aft a State-appointed sheet submitted its last study connected the implementation of the UCC, the occidental State volition go the 2nd 1 successful the country, aft Uttarakhand, to enact a UCC law. Uttarakhand had introduced the UCC successful February 2024.
Titled the “Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026”, the projected authorities volition widen to the full State and besides use to residents of Gujarat surviving extracurricular its territorial limits.
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However, the provisions volition not use to members of Scheduled Tribes and definite groups whose customary rights are protected nether the Constitution.
According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons, the Bill seeks to found a azygous ineligible model governing idiosyncratic laws.
The Bill provides for mandatory registration of live-in relationships and their termination done a ceremonial declaration. It besides prohibits bigamy, stating that a matrimony volition beryllium valid lone if neither enactment has a surviving spouse astatine the clip of marriage.
