Context: Gujarat Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026, becoming the second state after Uttarakhand to legislate on UCC.
About UCC:
- Constitutional Basis: Provided under Article 44 (Directive Principles of State Policy).
- Legislative Domain: Falls under Concurrent List (Entry 5) of Schedule – VII, – marriage, divorce, succession.
- Objective: Establish uniform personal laws ensuring equality and gender justice.
- Applicability: Intended to apply irrespective of religion (with possible ST exemptions).
- Key Feature: Includes mandatory registration of live-in relationships.
- Legal Aspect: Requires Presidential assent (Article 254(2)) if conflicting with central laws.
- Goa also follows a type of Uniform Civil Code (Portuguese Civil Code, 1867) continued after Independence.
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