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As of 2023, which was the only State in India to have a common civil code?

Goa, which retained the Portuguese Civil Code as a uniform personal law applicable to all its residents, was the only Indian state with such a common civil code before the…

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As of 2023, which was the only State in India to have a common civil code?

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Goa, which retained the Portuguese Civil Code as a uniform personal law applicable to all its residents, was the only Indian state with such a common civil code before the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, 2024 came into force in January 2025, unlike Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram or Nagaland.

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