Assam Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill
The Assam Assembly has passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, making it the third state to do so after Uttarakhand and Gujarat. The legislation aims to create a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion. The bill includes provisions to ban polygamy and requires the registration of live-in relationships, with specific exemptions for Scheduled Tribes in Assam.
- ▪The Assam Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill on May 27, 2026.
- ▪This makes Assam the third state to implement a UCC, following Uttarakhand and Gujarat.
- ▪The bill aims to establish a common legal framework for marriage and divorce, irrespective of religion.
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- ▪ Assam assembly passes UCC Bill with ban on polygamy, live-in registration rules — Times of India — Top
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The Assam Assembly on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill even as the Opposition demanded that it be sent to a select committee.With the passage of the proposed legislation, Assam became the third State, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to pass a Uniform Civil Code Bill. It seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion. UCC to ensure security for Muslim women: Assam CMGoa also has one common civil law, which continued from its erstwhile Portuguese colonial period.After a day-long discussion on the 'The Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 Bill', Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass asked Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to move it for passage.Mr.
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