Bengal govt forms 9-member panel to examine draft UCC bill; legislation may be tabled in August
The West Bengal government has established a nine-member expert committee, led by a retired Supreme Court judge, to review a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill. The legislation is expected to be introduced in the August assembly session, with specific exemptions for indigenous communities.
Why it matters
The implementation of a Uniform Civil Code is a significant and often contentious legal reform in India, aiming to replace religion-specific personal laws with a common framework.
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has constituted a nine-member expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine and finalise the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026.The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced during the assembly's August session, with indigenous communities proposed to remain outside its ambit.In a notification issued on Friday, the state government said the committee has been formed to undertake a comprehensive review of the draft legislation before it is placed before the assembly."It has been further made to appear to the Governor that considering the wide ramification and voluminous nature of the subject domain, it is necessary to constitute a committee for a comprehensive examination and review of the DRAFT BILL titled The Uniform Civil Code, West Bengal, 2026," the notification said.It further stated that the Governor "is pleased hereby to constitute, with immediate effect, a committee comprising the…
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