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Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill Gets Presidential Assent
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
Can a State's civil code override Union law? The Article 254(2) assent rule behind Gujarat's UCC
Gujarat's UCC Bill has become Gujarat Act No. 15 of 2026 after the President's assent on 2 October.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2003
What you need to know
2 ನಿಮಿಷ
Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 received the assent of the President on 2 October 2026 and was notified as Gujarat Act No.
15 of 2026.
Matters such as marriage, divorce and succession fall in the Concurrent List, so a State law that conflicts with a Union law needs the President's assent to prevail in that State under Article 254(2).
Article 44, a Directive Principle, asks the State to endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for citizens.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 received Presidential assent on 2 October 2026
- It was notified as Gujarat Act No. 15 of 2026
- Marriage, divorce and succession fall in the Concurrent List
- Article 254(2): a repugnant State law on a Concurrent subject prevails in that State only if reserved for and assented to by the President
- Article 44 (Directive Principle) asks the State to endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for citizens
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Article 44, a Directive Principle of State Policy, directs the State to endeavour to secure a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India; it is not enforceable by courts.
- Under Article 254(2), a State law on a Concurrent List subject that conflicts with a Union law can prevail in that State if it has received the President's assent.
- Marriage and divorce, and succession, are subjects in the Concurrent List, so both Parliament and State legislatures can legislate on them.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-II Polity: Centre-State relations and Directive Principles. Issue: a State has enacted a uniform civil code on Concurrent List subjects. Provision: Article 254(2) makes the President's assent the route by which a repugnant State law prevails in that State, while Article 44 supplies the directive backdrop. Implication: this raises questions of federal balance, personal-law diversity and the Union's power to repeal or override such a law later. Way forward: wide consultation, safeguards for religious and customary practices, and clarity on the Centre-State division.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court's opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly Elections (in the year 2002)?
- Article 142
- Article 143
- Article 144
- Article 145
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B
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ವಿವಾಹ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತರಾಧಿಕಾರದಂತಹ ಸಮವರ್ತಿ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯ ವಿಷಯದ ಮೇಲಿನ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಾನೂನು (ಏಕರೂಪ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸಂಹಿತೆ), ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾನೂನಿಗಿಂತ ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲುಗೈ ಸಾಧಿಸಬೇಕಾದರೆ, ಅದನ್ನು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿಗಳ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಗೆ ಕಾಯ್ದಿರಿಸಿ ಅವರ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಪಡೆಯುವುದು ಯಾವ ವಿಧಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗತ್ಯ?
- ವಿಧಿ 213
- ವಿಧಿ 246
- ವಿಧಿ 254(2)
- ವಿಧಿ 368
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ವಿಧಿ 254(2) — ವಿಧಿ 254(2) ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿಗಳ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಪಡೆದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಾನೂನು ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾನೂನಿಗಿಂತ ಮೇಲುಗೈ ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. • ವಿಧಿ 213 — ತಪ್ಪು: ವಿಧಿ 213 ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಾಗ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರಿಗೆ ಸುಗ್ರೀವಾಜ್ಞೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸುವ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. • ವಿಧಿ 246 — ತಪ್ಪು: ವಿಧಿ 246 ಕೇಂದ್ರ, ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮವರ್ತಿ ಪಟ್ಟಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚುತ್ತದೆ, ಆದರೆ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳ ಸಂಘರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥಗೊಳಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. • ವಿಧಿ 368 — ತಪ್ಪು: ವಿಧಿ 368 ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕುರಿತಾದದ್ದು; ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳ ಕುರಿತಲ್ಲ.
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