It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...

Quashing the Act may not be the way to provide succour to Muslim women as it will result in a 'vacuum' until Parliament ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the Uniform Civil Code is necessary to ensure equal rights to all women.A bench of CJI ...

Advocate Bhushan submitted that the court can make a declaration that Muslim women are entitled to equal inheritance rights ...

The Supreme Court said a Uniform Civil Code may be the most effective way to address conflicts in personal laws, observing that legislative reform may be preferable to judicial intervention ...

The Supreme Court has said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the most effective way to ensure equal inheritance and civil ...

In a land where the most simple of marriage laws — that the bride must be 18 years of age — is defied by tens of millions every year, the uncommon hurry to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for 1.30 ...

The Delhi High Court recently observed that there was a need for the Uniform Civil Code in India, given the changing paradigms in the society, and asked the Centre to take the necessary steps in this ...

The idea of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, replacing religious and customary laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance, is sparking debate with proponents advocating for ...

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 ...

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 ...