# Gujarat gets President’s nod for Uniform Civil Code 2026-10-02T09:46:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making Gujarat the second state after Uttarakhand to receive approval for the UCC. The Bill was passed by the Gujarat Assembly in March 2026 and subsequently sent for presidential approval. The law has been notified as the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, and published in the state gazette on 1 October, but will come into force on a date to be separately notified by the state government. The Code establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships, overriding inconsistent provisions in existing state laws. It makes registration of marriages mandatory within 60 days, introduces mandatory registration of live-in relationships with penalties for false information, and provides maintenance rights for women abandoned by live-in partners. Scheduled Tribes and communities protected under Part XXI of the Constitution are exempted from the Code. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the UCC provides equal rights to everyone, while the Opposition called it ‘anti-Muslim’ and alleged it was passed for electoral gain. Congress and AAP MLAs criticised the Bill, with Congress MLA Imran Khedawala saying it is against Muslim society and AAP MLA Chatar Vasavane seeking clarity on its impact on tribal communities. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both India Today and Times Now report the President's assent as a straightforward legislative development, each presenting the legal provisions and the next steps without editorialising. India Today includes substantial opposition criticism from Congress and AAP, while Times Now omits political reaction entirely, focusing instead on the Code's content, penalties and exemptions. The uniform coverage reflects straight news agency-style reporting on both outlets, with the difference being one of scope: India Today's version covers the political context, while Times Now's version reads as a legal explainer. The key watch item remains the state government's notification of an implementation date, which neither source specifies. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Leads with approval news, balances CM and opposition quotes - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Focuses on legal provisions and timeline without political commentary This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bhupendra Patel, Droupadi Murmu, Gujarat, Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-gets-presidents-nod-for-uniform-civil-code/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-gets-presidents-nod-for-uniform-civil-code/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/