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The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, published in the Gujarat Government Gazette on October 1, introduces a common legal framework covering marriage, divorce, succession, wills and live-in relationships. The Act received the President’s assent on September 17, 2026, but it will come into force only from a date to be notified separately by the state government. The law is therefore likely to affect several routine family and property-related matters once the government brings it into force. It will apply across Gujarat and also to defined categories of Gujarat residents living outside the state. Scheduled Tribes and persons or groups whose customary rights are protected under Part XXI of the Constitution are excluded from its application. .........
