The five-member committee, led by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, was formed in February last year ...

The Gujarat government committee has submitted its final report on implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The report suggests a legal framework consistent across ...

Introduction of the Uniform Civil Code Bill The Gujarat government has presented the 2026 Uniform Civil Code Bill in the ...

The move follows a similar law in Uttarakhand, which became the first state to implement a Uniform Civil Code in January 2025.

A Gujarat government-appointed committee submitted its report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The report suggests a common legal framework across religions, focusing ...

Quashing the Act may not be the way to provide succour to Muslim women as it will result in a 'vacuum' until Parliament ...

The court said it had already recommended a common personal law, and added that it was best to ‘defer to legislative wisdom’ ...

The Gujarat committee, led by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, submitted its Uniform Civil Code report to CM Bhupendra Patel. The draft bill may soon be tabled in the assembly.

The case before the Court involves a challenge to provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, which governs aspects of marriage, divorce and succession among Muslims in ...

The Supreme Court of India has expressed support for a Uniform Civil Code while reviewing a case challenging provisions of the 1937 Muslim Personal Law that affect women’s inheritance rights.

The SC has highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India while discussing a plea to strike down discriminatory Shariat law provisions affecting Muslim women.