Gujarat Becomes Second State To Passing The UCC Bill After Uttarakhand:
The Gujarat state government has created history after passing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the State Assembly on March 24 2026. It was tabled by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and the Bill proposes the common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships across all religions. The state has become the second state to implement a UCC law after Uttarakhand.The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 aims to create the single legal framework to governing personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and live-in relationships regardless of religion.Currently India follows the different personal laws for different religious communities. The UCC tends to replace these with a common set of rules which will ensuring equality before law.The Bill was introduced after the state-appointed committee submitted its report and recommends to the implementation of a uniform system.The proposed law includes various important provisions which aimed at standardizing personal laws.One of the main features is the prohibition of bigamy. With this it ensuring that a person cannot marry if they already have a living spouse.Another key provision is the mandatory registration of live-in relationships along with a formal declaration process for their termination.This is a new legal step is aimed at regulating such relationships.The Bill also seeks to establish the uniform rules for inheritance and succession and also reducing the legal complexities across communities.
