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Gujarat Set to Enact Uniform Civil Code After Presidential Assent
President Droupadi Murmu approved a new law for Gujarat.
The law creates one common set of rules for certain personal matters.
These matters include marriage, divorce, inheritance and live-in relationships.
The rules will apply regardless of a person’s religion.
Gujarat’s Assembly had already passed the bill in March 2026.
The President’s approval allows it to become an Act.
Gujarat would be the second state to enact such a law.
Uttarakhand was the first state to put a Uniform Civil Code into force.
President Droupadi Murmu approved Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026.
The bill was passed by the Gujarat Assembly in March 2026.
The law covers marriage, divorce, inheritance and live-in relationships.
BJP spokesperson Anil Patel said the Act would promote equality and women’s empowerment.
Gujarat would become the second Indian state with UCC legislation after Uttarakhand.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu approved the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026, which was passed by the Gujarat Assembly.
- What
- The bill received presidential assent and will become Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code Act.
- Where
- Gujarat, India.
- When
- President Murmu’s assent was reported on October 2, 2026; the Gujarat Assembly passed the bill in March 2026.
- Why
- The legislation is intended to create common rules for personal matters and, according to BJP spokesperson Anil Patel, promote equality and women’s empowerment.
Key facts
- Legislation
- Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026
- Presidential assent
- Granted by President Droupadi Murmu
- Assembly approval
- Passed by the Gujarat Assembly in March 2026
- Covered matters
- Marriage, divorce, inheritance and live-in relationships
- Religious scope
- Common personal-law framework irrespective of religion
- State ranking
- Gujarat would be the second state to enact UCC legislation
- First implementing state
- Uttarakhand brought its UCC into force in January 2025
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