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 case before the Court involves a challenge to provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, which governs aspects of marriage, divorce and succession among Muslims in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, a move that poses some political debates and sheds national attention as well. This new system was initiated ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...