TheGujaratgovernment is expected to respond affirmatively to the Law Commission of India’s notice, which seeks input from various stakeholders on theUniform Civil Code(UCC).
The Law Commission has recently initiated fresh discussions on the topic of the UCC.
Prior to the 2022 Gujarat assembly , the BJP-led State Government had declared its intention to implement the UCC in the state. Consequently, UCC implementation was also one of the prominent pledges made by the ruling party in its election manifesto. However, the state government is yet to establish a committee to assess various aspects of its implementation.
Earlier this year, the state government began the process of fulfilling its much-publicized election pledge to implement the UCC. The Home and legal departments of the state government began efforts to seek legal opinions on whether to introduce the UCC as legislation or through a government resolution.