How uniform is Goa’s uniform civil code?
1 year, 4 months ago

How uniform is Goa’s uniform civil code?

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ Discourses on the uniform civil code overlook the impact of religious personal laws or secular laws such as the Special Marriage Act on human rights violations within the family or those perpetrated by the state. Before the review of the law, this woman would have had several challenges in navigating Goa’s family laws, popularly referred to elsewhere in India as Goa’s uniform civil code. “There are other choices a couple can make regarding matrimonial property, but very few couples know about this when they register their marriage.” Goa’s family laws indeed include the concept of Communion of Assets. “In Goa, when family laws were being reviewed in the early 2000s by an all-male lawyer committee, women’s groups demanded an inclusive process.” In effect, even in a State where family laws are near uniform, there is legal pluralism at work.

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Uniform Civil Code is essential for gender justice, says Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Uniform Civil Code is essential for gender justice, says Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker

The Hindu  

As Uttarakhand gears up to implement the Uniform Civil Code on November 9, Assembly Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ritu Khanduri Bhushan termed the measure as “essential for gender justice” since customary law is often discriminatory against women. Speaking to The Hindu on a range of issues, Ms. Bhushan said the requirement that live-in relationships be registered with local …

We should realise need for Uniform Civil Code, says MP High Court
5 months ago

We should realise need for Uniform Civil Code, says MP High Court

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in one of its recent orders emphasised for the Uniform Civil Code in India to counteract the deprecating, fundamentalist, superstitious, and ultra-conservative practices prevalent in the society that are clothed in the name of faith and belief. The court said that with an aim to protect Muslim women from Tripla Talaq, Indian Parliament has passed …

'Goa has UCC. Do they all wear same clothes?' PM scoffs at Opposition charge
7 months, 1 week ago

'Goa has UCC. Do they all wear same clothes?' PM scoffs at Opposition charge

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Opposition of running a false narrative on the subject of the Uniform Civil Code and cited the Constitution's directives related to moving towards such a legislation. PM Modi also spoke about how the Constitution has a directive principle that asks governments to work towards implementing a Uniform Civil Code in India. PM Modi's reference …

Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Testing the waters?
10 months ago

Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Testing the waters?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 19, 2024 22:18 IST - 7 MINS READ Uttarakhand has become the first State in independent India to implement a Uniform Civil Code. It said: “While seemingly being uniform across religions, the Bill is actually criminalising and regulating constitutionally acceptable behaviours, like adult consenting cohabitation, called ‘live in’, reducing autonomy and choice, which the women in this …

UCC Debate | Why Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is a progressive leap into the future
10 months, 1 week ago

UCC Debate | Why Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is a progressive leap into the future

Hindustan Times  

In the unfolding narrative of India's legal landscape, the enactment of the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand is a significant stride towards fostering a fair and inclusive society. Polygamy perpetuates gender inequality by often relegating women to subordinate roles within the marriage and exacerbating economic disparities as resources are divided among multiple households, potentially depriving some family members of basic …

Towards uniformity: On the UCC adopted by the Uttarakhand Assembly
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Towards uniformity: On the UCC adopted by the Uttarakhand Assembly

The Hindu  

A Uniform Civil Code is a desirable and progressive goal for a secular country. However, mere uniformity without making reasonable allowances for diverse cultural and social practices among different social groups may not be ideal. The UCC adopted by the Uttarakhand Assembly aims to consolidate the laws relating to marriage, divorce and succession among all communities. When the Constitution makers …

Uttarakhand tables Uniform Civil Code Bill amid Opposition protest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand tables Uniform Civil Code Bill amid Opposition protest

The Hindu  

February 06, 2024 12:29 pm | Updated 11:30 pm IST - Dehradun In what he called a “historic moment”, and the Opposition slammed as a “poll gimmick”, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the State’s Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Assembly on Tuesday. In a dramatic start to the proceedings, Mr. Dhami strode into the Assembly with the …

Will a Uniform Civil Code be divisive?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Will a Uniform Civil Code be divisive?

India Today  

The Board of India Today Experts sat down to brainstorm on the Uniform Civil Code to try and determine if it is a law whose time has come in India or whether it will strike at the roots of the country’s diversity and go against the interests of the minorities. She sent extensive recommendations on UCC to the 22nd Law …

Uniform Civil Code in India: Understanding its need and significance in present day
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Uniform Civil Code in India: Understanding its need and significance in present day

India TV News  

Dehradun: The Uniform Civil Code called for a single set of laws applicable to all religious communities in India. Origin of the Uniform Civil Code The genesis of the Civil Code dates back to colonial India, when the British government, in its 1835 report, advocated for uniformity in the codification of Indian laws relating to crimes, evidence, and contracts, particularly …

Will Modi’s Uniform Civil Code kill Indian ‘secularism’?
1 year, 4 months ago

Will Modi’s Uniform Civil Code kill Indian ‘secularism’?

Al Jazeera  

Indian PM Narendra Modi says common personal laws will help women, but many fear the proposal is a political weapon to portray Muslims and other religious minorities as regressive. Proponents of a UCC argue, as Modi did in a June speech to party workers, that a modern nation has no need for “dual laws” and that a common civil code …

Uniform Civil Code: Clash of moral universalism and cultural pluralism
1 year, 4 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: Clash of moral universalism and cultural pluralism

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ India, a mix of multiple cultural traditions, has been a salad-bowl-like society where each culture combines with others while maintaining its contrasting yet distinct identity. This is because the Constitution itself contemplated both the existence and the continuance of personal laws in Article 44, which provides for an endeavour …

Uniform Civil Code: Another step towards making India a Hindu Rashtra?
1 year, 4 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: Another step towards making India a Hindu Rashtra?

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In a recent public notice, the 22nd Law Commission of India solicited “views and ideas of the public at large and recognised religious organisations about the uniform civil code ”. Most commentators frequently reduce the discussion to portraying Muslim Personal Law as a symbol of the Indian Muslim’s conservatism, …

Uniform Civil Code: History, implications, and minority perspectives
1 year, 5 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: History, implications, and minority perspectives

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 18, 2023 16:06 IST - 2 MINS READ On June 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh thrust discussions about the Uniform Civil Code into the spotlight, triggering nationwide debates on its potential implementation. The Uniform Civil Code aims to establish a uniform legal framework for all citizens, regardless of their religion. Article 44 …

A common civil code spelling equality for every Indian
1 year, 5 months ago

A common civil code spelling equality for every Indian

The Hindu  

The 22nd Law Commission has called for responses to a proposal for a Uniform Civil Code in India. The antiquity of India’s customs and the diversity of its peoples are both brought up to make a case for tip-toeing around the existing personal laws despite their unequal rights for men and women. The demand that sections of the population, whether …

In favour of Uniform Civil Code, but it must be well thought out, says former Supreme Court Judge Deepak Gupta
1 year, 5 months ago

In favour of Uniform Civil Code, but it must be well thought out, says former Supreme Court Judge Deepak Gupta

The Hindu  

On July 3, officials from the Law Ministry, informed a parliamentary standing committee headed by BJP MP Sushil Modi that they are awaiting the 22nd Law Commission report to proceed with their process on uniform civil code. Retired Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court tells The Hindu, he is in favour of the uniform civil code, because we need …

Scrap Waqf Board, SC/ST Act: Hindu Sena's 10 suggestions on Uniform Civil Code
1 year, 5 months ago

Scrap Waqf Board, SC/ST Act: Hindu Sena's 10 suggestions on Uniform Civil Code

India Today  

The Hindu Sena, a right-wing organisation, has written to the Central government seeking implementation of the Uniform Civil Code with a list of suggestions to consider while presenting the bill in Parliament. The letter by Hindu Sena comes after the Law Commission initiated a fresh consultation process on the Uniform Civil Code by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and …

Urgency over Uniform Civil Code linked to Hindu Rashtra: Amartya Sen
1 year, 5 months ago

Urgency over Uniform Civil Code linked to Hindu Rashtra: Amartya Sen

India Today  

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Thursday expressed scepticism about the Central government’s push for the Uniform Civil Code, saying the “urgency” to implement the UCC had connections with paving the way for a 'Hindu Rashtra'. Amartya Sen questioned whether implementing the Uniform Civil Code would solve all the "differential problems" that plague the nation. The Uniform Civil Code is a …

Push for Uniform Civil Code turns spotlight on Supreme Court’s query on religious freedom
1 year, 5 months ago

Push for Uniform Civil Code turns spotlight on Supreme Court’s query on religious freedom

The Hindu  

The renewed push for a Uniform Civil Code, which many communities perceive as an encroachment into their personal laws and religious rights, is underway even as a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is yet to decide the “ambit and scope” of religious freedom itself. “In the absence of any consensus on a uniform civil code, the Commission felt that …

Uniform Civil Code: 5 Myths & Stereotypes around UCC That Fearmongers Will Have You Believe - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: 5 Myths & Stereotypes around UCC That Fearmongers Will Have You Believe - News18

News 18  

In this special series around the Uniform Civil Code, we present to you an in-depth dive into the subject. Diversity and freedom to practise one’s religion are cited as the key grounds against the idea of a Uniform Civil Code. Uniform Civil Code will adversely affect cultural diversity is a myth: India is vastly diverse in languages, food, customs, festivals, …

Why Uniform Civil Code is facing resistance among tribals in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Uniform Civil Code is facing resistance among tribals in Chhattisgarh

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent speech in Madhya Pradesh, advocating for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, has sparked a heated debate in the central state of Chhattisgarh. Later, the marriage is formalized with all the tribal customs,” Shiv Kumar Pandey said, “The widows are also entitled to remarry with a groom of their choice. According to Shiv Kumar …

Uniform Civil Code goes against idea of India: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma
1 year, 5 months ago

Uniform Civil Code goes against idea of India: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma

India Today  

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said a Uniform Civil Code goes against the idea of India. The party's view as of now as a Uniform Civil Code goes against the idea of India itself." Discussions around a Uniform Civil Code have come to the fore again after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong push for it and after the …

UCC : EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL – India TV
1 year, 5 months ago

UCC : EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL – India TV

India TV News  

The Parliament Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by BJP leader Sushil Modi will hear on July 3 officials from Law Ministry and the Law Commission on the issue of reviewing personal laws. This comes in the backdrop of the Law Commission inviting views from the public including all stakeholders on the need to bring a …

What is Uniform Civil Code? Constitutional provisions, arguments | Explained
1 year, 5 months ago

What is Uniform Civil Code? Constitutional provisions, arguments | Explained

Hindustan Times  

Addressing BJP booth workers in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed the Uniform Civil Code on Tuesday, hinting that the government may prioritise the long-pending subject ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A Uniform Civil Code is conceptualised as a set of laws that govern personal matters, including marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, and succession, for all citizens …

PM Modi calls for Uniform Civil Code, Congress, JD(U) and AIMIM leaders cite myriad reasons to oppose it
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi calls for Uniform Civil Code, Congress, JD(U) and AIMIM leaders cite myriad reasons to oppose it

Op India  

On the 27th of June, while addressing the party workers in Bhopal, PM Modi dropped a major hint on UCC. These people are playing vote bank politics.” #WATCH | PM Narendra Modi speaks on the Uniform Civil Code "Today people are being instigated in the name of UCC. Go and tell the Sikhs in Punjab about UCC, see what will …

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP is pushing hard for a Uniform Civil Code now
1 year, 5 months ago

Aakar Patel | Why the BJP is pushing hard for a Uniform Civil Code now

Deccan Chronicle  

In 2019, energised by his terrific Lok Sabha victory, the Prime Minister set off a series of ideological reforms. And yet, now there is talk of the Uniform Civil Code being floated as one of the key issues of the 2024 election. Like Kashmir and NRC, it is on the party manifesto, which says the “BJP believes there cannot be …

Uniform Civil Code: Time to delegitimise appeasement politics
1 year, 6 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: Time to delegitimise appeasement politics

Firstpost  

The 22nd Law Commission recently decided to examine the need for a uniform civil code afresh, seeking responses from various stakeholders. Coming back to Muslim personal laws,it is inexcusable how some Muslim men tried for decades to mitigate the talaq-e-biddat practice as just a mundane civil matter, whereas the truth is,this archaic practice blatantly flouted Article 21 of the Constitution, …

Code red: The Hindu Editorial on the 22nd Law Commission and a uniform civil code
1 year, 6 months ago

Code red: The Hindu Editorial on the 22nd Law Commission and a uniform civil code

The Hindu  

The Law Commission’s decision to solicit views from the public on the idea of a uniform civil code appears to be a political initiative aimed at bringing the potentially divisive issue under focus in the run-up to next year’s general election. The 21st Commission had released a consultation paper in 2018 that categorically said a uniform civil code was “neither …

Law Commission seeks fresh suggestions on Uniform Civil Code
1 year, 6 months ago

Law Commission seeks fresh suggestions on Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu  

The 22nd Law Commission of India on Wednesday sought fresh suggestions from various stakeholders, including public and religious organisations, on the Uniform Civil Code. “Since more than three years have lapsed from the date of issuance of the said consultation paper, bearing in mind the relevance and importance of the subject and also the various court orders on the subject, …

Uniform Civil Code : Law Commission Of India Decides Again To Solicit Views Of Public & Religious Organizations
1 year, 6 months ago

Uniform Civil Code : Law Commission Of India Decides Again To Solicit Views Of Public & Religious Organizations

Live Law  

The 22nd Law Commission of India has decided again to solicit views and ideas of the public at large and recognized religious organizations about the Uniform Civil Code. In 2018, the Law Commission of India released a Consultation Paper on ‘Reform of Family Law’, in which it opined that "formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable …

Uniform Civil Code: Law Commission Again Seeks Views of Public, Religious Organisations within A Month
1 year, 6 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: Law Commission Again Seeks Views of Public, Religious Organisations within A Month

News 18  

In a major development, the Law Commission of India has afresh invited the views of the public and recognised religious organisations about the Uniform Civil Code​ within the next month. “With regard to reference dated 17th June, 2016, sent by the Ministry of Law & Justice, the 22nd Law Commission of India is examining the subject matter of Uniform Civil …

Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in India soon: Assam CM Sarma
1 year, 7 months ago

Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in India soon: Assam CM Sarma

India TV News  

Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in India and polygamy will come to an end. Uniform Civil Code is going to come in India and time has also come to make India a true secular nation," Sarma said. "Ram Rajya" is coming in place of "Raja's rule" Without naming Telangana Chief …

The Uniform Civil Code Bill in India: What’s at Stake?
1 year, 11 months ago

The Uniform Civil Code Bill in India: What’s at Stake?

The Diplomat  

Last month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party introduced a bill in the upper house of Parliament to form a committee that would draft and enact a uniform civil code throughout India. Article 44 of the Indian Constitution states that “the State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.” …

Uniform Civil Code Bill in Parliament a step forward for Sangh Parivar agenda
1 year, 11 months ago

Uniform Civil Code Bill in Parliament a step forward for Sangh Parivar agenda

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:33 IST After repealing Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and getting a favourable ruling in the Ayodhya case, the Sangh Parivar’s next pet project is to replace all personal laws with a uniform civil code. In response to a question in The Rajya Sabha by John Brittas, …

Uniform Civil Code: Reframe the debate
1 year, 11 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: Reframe the debate

Hindustan Times  

Periodically, debates around the enactment and implementation of a Uniform Civil Code flare up, both in our legislatures and the public sphere. In part, this did happen: For example, in the 1950s — and later — the codification of Hindu personal laws saw important progress being made, especially when it came to women’s rights to inherit property. Religious personal laws …

Kerala HC asks centre to seriously consider framing uniform marriage code
2 years ago

Kerala HC asks centre to seriously consider framing uniform marriage code

Op India  

On Friday, December 9, the Kerala High Court asked the central government to seriously consider establishing a “Uniform Marriage Code” across India to promote the “common welfare and the good of spouses in matrimonial disputes”. “The Union Government should seriously consider having a uniform marriage code in India to promote the common welfare and good of spouses in matrimonial disputes,” …

Kerala Governor Supports Bringing Uniform Civil Code
2 years ago

Kerala Governor Supports Bringing Uniform Civil Code

News 18  

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has supported bringing a Uniform Civil Code and said anyone who has sworn to the constitution will never oppose it. Asked about his opinion on the Uniform Civil Code on Friday, he said, “Anyone who has sworn to the Constitution will not say that it should not come.” “The Hindu code is already there, did …

Uniform Civil Code: Will it work for India? Arguments in favour and against
2 years ago

Uniform Civil Code: Will it work for India? Arguments in favour and against

Hindustan Times  

After a controversial private member's Bill seeking a panel on Uniform Civil Code was introduced in Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Upper House swirled into chaos following the Opposition's protest. Much political buzz has been around establishing a UCC in India as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party keeps pushing its “necessary” implementation while the Opposition has repeatedly criticised the bill, …

Before Implementing Uniform Civil Code, Important to Make Secular Laws Gender Just
2 years, 1 month ago

Before Implementing Uniform Civil Code, Important to Make Secular Laws Gender Just

News 18  

The Kerala High Court recently upheld an Indian Muslim woman’s right to demand ‘khula’ or separation from her husband without his consent. Just a day before that the Karnataka High Court had observed that a minor Muslim girl’s marriage after attaining puberty contravenes the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, adding that the POCSO Act that’s meant …

What is the Uniform Civil Code and how will it play out in a country as diverse as India?
2 years, 1 month ago

What is the Uniform Civil Code and how will it play out in a country as diverse as India?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Gujarat on October 29 joined the list of BJP-ruled States that have called for implementing the Uniform Civil Code. He said that if personal laws of inheritance, succession and so on were seen as a part of religion, then many discriminatory practices of the Hindu personal law against women could …

Ahead of polls, Gujarat mulls panel to implement Uniform Civil Code: Sources
2 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of polls, Gujarat mulls panel to implement Uniform Civil Code: Sources

India Today  

The Gujarat cabinet will move a proposal to constitute a committee, similar to the one in Ukkrakhand, under a retired high court judge, to evaluate all aspects of Uniform Civil Code implementation, sources said. Uttarakhand has formed a six-member committee headed by retired justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine ways for the implementation of UCC. The Uniform Civil Code, which …

'Need to examine if…': What Salman Khurshid said on Uniform Civil Code
2 years, 6 months ago

'Need to examine if…': What Salman Khurshid said on Uniform Civil Code

Hindustan Times  

In the midst of the ongoing controversy over the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, senior Congress leader and advocate Salman Khurshid said on Monday it is yet to be determined whether the code ‘affects human rights’ or not. “Whether it is Uniform Civil Code or anything else, it must meet the requirements of the Indian Constitution,” he was quoted …

Uttarakhand govt forms expert committee to implement Uniform Civil Code
2 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand govt forms expert committee to implement Uniform Civil Code

India Today  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that an expert committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge has been constituted to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state. The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens, which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion, sex, gender …

Uttarakhand sets up expert panel for uniform civil code implementation
2 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand sets up expert panel for uniform civil code implementation

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government on Friday announced an expert committee to examine ways for the implementation of a uniform civil code, including a review of laws governing marriage, divorce, maintenance, inheritance, adoption and other personal laws. According to the notification issued by the government, the committee would examine all laws and matters related to personal law across communities, and draft a …

‘Will bring it for people’: Uttarakhand forms 5-member panel for implementing UCC
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Will bring it for people’: Uttarakhand forms 5-member panel for implementing UCC

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government on Friday said a drafting committee had been formed to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the hill state. CHief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the five-member committee will be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, who currently heads the Delimitation Commission of India. The Uniform Civil Code is a "good step" and the state …

Explained: The Goa civil code, the new model for a uniform civil code
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: The Goa civil code, the new model for a uniform civil code

Hindustan Times  

In March 2022, the Supreme Court told the central government to respond to a public interest litigation that sought the implementation of religion-neutral inheritance and succession laws, called uniform civil code. A month before the Supreme Court notice on the petition by a Bharatiya Janata Party member Ashwini Upadhyay, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the state will …

The strange case of Uniform Civil Code: How lack of political will has reduced it to a mere soundbite
2 years, 7 months ago

The strange case of Uniform Civil Code: How lack of political will has reduced it to a mere soundbite

Firstpost  

The idea of a Uniform Civil Code has foundered not so much because of Muslim obstinacy, though that has been a factor, but because of a lack of political will at the Centre under successive regimes of different hues On the face of it, the renewed debate on the need for a Uniform Civil Code to replace the existing myriad …

Goa Civil Code can be model for states seeking to implement UCC: CM Sawant
2 years, 7 months ago

Goa Civil Code can be model for states seeking to implement UCC: CM Sawant

Hindustan Times  

A uniform civil code is being followed in Goa and there has not been any communal tension, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said and suggested that his state can be a model for those seeking to implement such a legislation. Sawant was referring to the Goa Civil Code, under which all communities, including Hindus, Muslims and Christians, in the state are …

​Uniform Civil Code: One nation, two different sets of rules based on religion is an oxymoron
2 years, 7 months ago

​Uniform Civil Code: One nation, two different sets of rules based on religion is an oxymoron

Firstpost  

After delivering on two of the core pledges — abrogation of Article 370 and settlement of the Ram Mandir issue — the clangour is now growing for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third promise, the Uniform Civil Code. “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India,” declares Article 44. Noted feminist …

Implementing Uniform Civil Code Will be a Befitting Tribute to Ambedkar
2 years, 7 months ago

Implementing Uniform Civil Code Will be a Befitting Tribute to Ambedkar

News 18  

Only a couple of weeks ago, the nation paid rich tributes to the maker of our Constitution B.R. The timing for a national conversation on the implementation of Uniform Civil Code could not have been better. With the chief ministers of crucial states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh expressing strong intentions of having a Uniform Civil Code, a …

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