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 (UCC) covering marriage, divorce, succession, live-in relationships and related matters for all residents. The bill, introduced by deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi, 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. It will be taken up for discussion and passage on March 24, a day before the Budget session ends, ...