Uniform Civil Code (UCC): Panel constituted for draft legislation in Rajasthan

Exam-focused facts from the 24 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Rajasthan government has constituted a committee led by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai to prepare draft legislation for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
The UCC aims to establish a common set of laws for personal matters including marriage, divorce, inheritance, and succession.
Tribal communities are excluded from the purview of the proposed framework in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is the fifth Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state to initiate the UCC process, following Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh.
Proposed provisions include mandatory registration of marriages and divorces, a ban on polygamy, compulsory registration of live-in relationships, and equal inheritance rights in ancestral property for sons and daughters.