Uniform Civil Code

Issues and Challenges of Uniform Civil Code and Live-In Relationships

Imagine a knock on the door at midnight, not because you are charged with sedition or tax evasion but because you are in a live-in relationship and haven’t registered it. This could happen to you in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Under Section 378 of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, those who are in a...

Jairam Ramesh Targets PM Over ‘Communal Civil Code’

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “communal civil code” remarks during his address on Independence Day, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the comments were an insult to Dr BR Ambedkar, who was the greatest champion of reforms in Hindu personal law. Jairam Ramesh also said the Law Commission...

Asaduddin Owaisi Compares Situation of Muslims in Modern India to Jews During Hitler’s era

Chief Asaduddin Owaisi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) compared the situation of Muslims in modern India to that of Jews in Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler's regime. "The situation of Muslims in today's India is similar to the situation witnessed by Jews during Hitler's era in...

Karnataka Home Minister Rejects Uniform Civil Code, Emphasizes Constitutional Freedoms

Karnataka Home Minister and Congress leader Dr. G Parameshwara stated on Friday that the Constitution grants individuals the freedom to practice any religion of their choice and prohibits the implementation of laws like the Uniform Civil Code in a democratic nation. "Our Constitution provides an opportunity to practice any faith...

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami introduces UCC bill in state assembly

Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the state legislature on Tuesday. Uttarakhand would be the first post-independence state to apply UCC if the assembly approves it and it becomes an Act. A four-day special session of the Assembly has been...

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tables Bill on Uniform Civil Code in State Assembly

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday. The ongoing special four-day session of the assembly began on Monday. "Vande Mataram and Jai Shri Ram" slogans raised by MLAs inside the State Assembly after Dhami tabled the bill....

Uttarakhand: Uniform Civil Code panel tenure extended by 4 months

The duration of the expert committee responsible for drafting a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for Uttarakhand has been prolonged by four months. A statement from the Chief Minister's office announced, "The Uttarakhand government has granted a four-month extension to the expert committee led by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai for the...

Kerala Assembly Session: CM Vijayan to introduce a resolution against Uniform Civil Code in Assembly

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, which is presided over by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, plans to introduce a resolution in the State Assembly demanding that the Centre drop its plan to enact the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the nation. The CPI(M)-led LDF and Congress-led United Democratic...

No decision on implementation of Uniform Civil Code as of now: Kiren Rijiju

SC seeks Centre’s reply on feasibility of Uniform Civil Code

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Centre to make its stand clear on the viability of enacting a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country within three weeks. When addressing a number of petitions seeking uniformity in the laws governing succession, adoption, guardianship, and maintenance, a bench made up...