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A five-member committee constituted by the Gujarat authorities to draught the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the authorities submitted its elaborate and last study to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026).
The State authorities is apt to array a draught measure connected the UCC successful the legislature Assembly during the ongoing Budget session.
The committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court justice Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, made a presumption portion submitting its study to the Chief Minister.
The authorities had formed the sheet successful February past twelvemonth to research assorted aspects related to the implementation of the UCC successful the authorities and hole a draught measure for the same.
During the presentation, the panel's chairperson said it has suggested a communal ineligible model for each religions and communities connected issues similar marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption successful the report, a authorities merchandise stated.
In particular, adjacent rights and extortion of women person been fixed priority, it said.
Retired elder IAS serviceman C.L. Meena, elder advocator R.C. Kodekar, erstwhile Vice Chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Dr Dakshesh Thakar, and societal idiosyncratic Gita Shroff are different members of the committee.
Sources said the State authorities whitethorn bring the draught measure connected the UCC successful the legislative assembly connected March 25, the past time of the ongoing Budget session.
At the clip of the enactment of the committee, the CM had said the authorities authorities was committed to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resoluteness of implementing UCC crossed the country.
Mr. Patel had besides said the five-member committee would analyse assorted aspects related to UCC and instrumentality into relationship views of radical from antithetic walks of beingness to hole its report.
Initially, the sheet was expected to taxable its study successful 45 days aft examining assorted aspects. Later, the committee was fixed extensions.
In August past year, the authorities authorities had said the sheet held meetings with 38 Muslim organisations to recognize their constituent of presumption connected this projected legislation.
The committee members travelled to each the districts of Gujarat and collected feedback from governmental and spiritual leaders, the State authorities had said.
People besides expressed their opinions regarding UCC connected a website created specifically for this crushed and astir 19 lakh suggestions were received by the panel, according to the government.
Despite the government's assurance, radical from the Muslim assemblage had registered their protestation against the projected UCC by forming quality chains successful Ahmedabad and Vadodara metropolis of Gujarat successful April 2025.
In December past year, the Gujarat High Court had rejected a plea challenging the constitution of a committee by the State authorities to measure the request for a UCC successful the state.
While rejecting the entreaty filed by Surat-based petitioner Abdul Vahab Sopariwala, the HC had held that the tribunal cannot interfere into the enforcement functions arsenic laid down nether Article 162 of the Constitution.
"Under Article 162 of the Constitution, the authorities holds specified power. So, the separation of powerfulness rule has to apply. We bash not person immoderate powerfulness of judicial reappraisal successful specified functions which are purely successful the domain of the state," the seat said.
