Gujarat Government Uniform civil code (UCC) A big step has been taken towards implementing. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Done 4 February 2025 After holding the press conference, informed it and told that Five -member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Desai Has been formed. This committee Will submit its report within 45 daysOn the basis of which the government will decide to implement the UCC.
Point to be noted is that UCC was implemented on 27 January 2025 in UttarakhandFrom which it became the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code in independent India. Now Gujarat has also moved in the same direction.
What is the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) purpose For all citizens for marriage, divorce, adoption, property sharing and other civil matters Uniform law Have to apply. Currently, India has different personal laws for different religions, but after the UCC is implemented, this system will end and for all Indians Only one law will apply.
Under UCC-
✅ Marriage and Registration of couples living in live-in relationship will be.
Rules related to divorce and alimony will be made equal.
Equality in property rights Equal rules will apply to all communities like Muslim, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs etc. to bring.
Laws related to adoption and succession will be implemented in 統一.
Why Gujarat after Uttarakhand?
After the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand now The demand for implementation of it has intensified in other BJP -ruled states as well. This step in Gujarat is also considered important because it Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Is and here The BJP won a tremendous victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Experts believe that Implementing UCC in Gujarat is a big political and social decision The effect of which Can be seen across the country.
UCC implementation process
Gujarat government Retired judge of Supreme Court Ranjana Desai Under the Chairmanship of Five -member committee Created, which Will report in 45 days. In this committee Constitutional experts, legalists and sociologists will be involved.
After receiving the report –
1 The bill will be introduced in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
2 The Union Law Ministry can be sent to review in Parliament.
3️⃣ rape It will be legally implemented after the President’s approval.
Questions and controversies arising on UCC
Where some people to UCC Essential for India’s unity and equality Believe it, some religious organizations Oppose Are doing
Major arguments of protest:
🔴 Religious freedom Can be affected.
Muslim Personal Law Board, some leaders of Christian and Sikh communities may oppose it.
🔴 Some organizations say that It violates Article 25 (religious freedom) of the Constitution.
Although, Article 44 of the Constitution has said to implement the Uniform Civil Code.So the government to legally implement it Has full rights.
In support of UCC
The UCC is mentioned in Article 44 of the Constitution.
✅ this Defense of women’s rights Will do and bring equality in divorce, alimony, property rights.
✅ “A country, a law” The policy will be strengthened.
✅ this Social harmony and unity in the country Will promote
Will the UCC apply throughout India?
The Modi government had promised in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that the UCC would be implemented across the country. UCC starts in Uttarakhand and Gujarat It is considered the first step towards implementing it at the national level.
Experts say that If it is successfully implemented in Gujarat, other BJP -ruled states will also adopt it soon.
A new era in India?
In Gujarat Declaration to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) In India’s legal and social structure A significant turn can prove. After Uttarakhand, this decision of Gujarat shows that The country is now moving towards “one law, one India”.
Now the question is – Will other states also follow this path?
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