Ahmedabad, March 19 -- The Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced a landmark bill in the state assembly that seeks to replace religion-specific personal laws with a single Uniform Civil Code covering marriage, divorce, succession, live-in relationships and related matters for all residents of the state.

The bill was introduced by Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi and was drafted on the basis of recommendations from a committee chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.

Titled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, the 201-page legislation aims to bring uniformity, gender justice and simplification to personal laws across the state.

At present, these subjects are governed by a combination of personal laws and se...