{"id":169769,"date":"2025-02-05T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=169769"},"modified":"2025-02-05T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:28:05","slug":"gujarat-appoints-panel-for-uniform-civil-code-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/gujarat-appoints-panel-for-uniform-civil-code-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat Appoints Panel for Uniform Civil Code Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Gujarat government has made a notable decision by appointing a panel to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. This panel, led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, is tasked with preparing a detailed report within 45 days regarding the UCC\u2019s potential implementation. The formation of this committee represents a significant step toward the government&#8217;s goal of guaranteeing equal rights for all citizens, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision for a uniform law throughout India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel Formation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel\u00a0announced the formation of the five-member panel on February 4, 2025, which will be responsible for preparing the draft of the Uniform Civil Code for the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel Composition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The panel will be chaired by\u00a0Retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Desai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other members include Retired IAS Officer CL Meena, Advocate RC Kodekar, Educationist Daxesh Thakar, and Social Worker Gita Shroff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Timeline for Submission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The committee is expected to submit its report within 45 days, outlining the implementation plan for the UCC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Statement from CM Gujarat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhupendra Patel emphasized the importance of the Constitution as the \u201csacred text\u201d and referred to \u201cIndianness\u201d as the guiding principle behind this decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He stated that this move would help ensure equal rights and opportunities for all citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Future Steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once the committee submits its report, the state government will review the draft and make decisions regarding the implementation of the UCC in Gujarat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>UCC in India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The concept of UCC aims to standardize laws related to marriage, inheritance, divorce, and adoption, irrespective of religious beliefs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has been a topic of debate for several years, with proponents arguing that it would promote gender equality and social justice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uttarakhand UCC Adoption: The state of Uttarakhand recently introduced UCC Rules for live-in relationships, further highlighting the movement toward UCC across India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gujarat government has made a notable decision by appointing a panel to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. This panel, led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, is tasked with preparing a detailed report within 45 days regarding the UCC\u2019s potential implementation. The formation of this committee represents a significant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":169780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[76],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-169769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-gujarat-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169781,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169769\/revisions\/169781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169769"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=169769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}