On several occasions, the Court has drawn attention to the constitutional vision embodied in Article 44 and the importance of moving towards a common civil framework for all citizens ...

The Supreme Court has highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while addressing a plea against Shariat law's inheritance provisions for Muslim women. The court emphasized that legislative ...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board condemned a plea in the Supreme Court that seeks to invalidate Islamic inheritance laws, claiming it discriminates against Muslim women. AIMPLB argues such laws ...

India’s long-running debate over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) received fresh momentum today after observations made by the Supreme Court of India during a recent hearing. The Court indicated that the ...

Hearing plea against Muslim personal law provisions, a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant says courts must defer to legislative wisdom on UCC. The top court warns against striking down 1937 Shariat law, ...

New Delhi/IBNS, March 10 -- India's long-standing debate over the Uniform Civil Code has gained renewed attention after significant observations made by the Supreme Court during a recent hearing.

“The answer is a Uniform Civil Code,” observed the bench while hearing submissions from advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the petitioners.

The Supreme Court of India suggests a Uniform Civil Code may be necessary to guarantee equal inheritance rights for Muslim ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

Christian and Muslim leaders have disapproved of the passing of a polarising and contentious uniform civil code by a pro-Hindu government in a northern Indian state. The Uniform Civil Code Bill was ...

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat has taken a decisive legal leap towards a Uniform Civil Code, as the State cabinet has cleared a draft framework modelled on Uttarakhand, introducing sweeping changes in marriage, ...

The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...