Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Gujarat UCC Bill Gets Presidential Assent, Implementation Date Pending
President Droupadi Murmu approved Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code bill.
The approval was given on September 17, and the bill was published in a special government gazette on October 1.
Gujarat’s Assembly had passed it in March after a long debate.
The law sets common rules for personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and live-in relationships.
A state official said the government still needs to choose when the law will begin.
Gujarat’s law is modeled largely on Uttarakhand’s UCC.
Uttarakhand was the first state to put a UCC into force, in January 2025.
President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026.
The bill received assent on September 17 and was published in an extraordinary gazette dated October 1.
The Gujarat Assembly passed the bill by majority vote during its March budget session after nearly eight hours of debate.
The law addresses marriage, divorce, inheritance or succession, adoption, and live-in relationships.
Gujarat has enacted a state UCC law after Uttarakhand, but a Gujarat implementation date has not been announced.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu approved the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026; the Gujarat Assembly had passed it.
- What
- The bill received presidential assent, clearing the way for it to become a state Act; its implementation date remains to be decided.
- When
- Assent was given on September 17; the bill was published in the extraordinary gazette on October 1, 2026. The Assembly passed it in March 2026.
- Where
- Gujarat, India.
- Why
- The bill seeks to create a common legal framework for personal civil matters, including marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and live-in relationships.
- Legislation
- Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026
- Presidential assent
- Granted by President Droupadi Murmu on September 17, 2026
- Gazette publication
- Extraordinary gazette dated October 1, 2026
- Assembly passage
- Passed by the Gujarat Assembly by majority vote in March 2026, after a nearly eight-hour debate
- Matters covered
- Marriage, divorce, succession or inheritance, adoption, and related civil matters including live-in relationships
- Implementation
- A state official said the government would decide the implementation date
- Comparison
- Uttarakhand was the first state to implement a UCC, bringing it into force in January 2025
