Overview
- The government formalised the drafting process Monday by appointing a committee led by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai and said a draft UCC will be placed before the state cabinet on July 2.
- Officials say the proposed code would replace religion-based personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption with a single civil framework, while exempting constitutionally recognised Scheduled Tribes and denying any family‑size regulation in the draft.
- The Trinamool Congress has been ordered to oppose the bill inside and outside the Assembly, and rival TMC factions are preparing separate floor strategies that will make the debate both a government-opposition clash and an intra-opposition contest.
- Legal experts and opposition leaders warn the measure will face court scrutiny over religious‑freedom and minority‑rights protections, and the government points to recent UCC moves in Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam as procedural precedents.
- Officials told reporters the Desai committee will seek public input and submit recommendations within weeks, a step that could delay formal tabling in the Assembly and that may shape whether protests, litigation or further political manoeuvring follow.