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 ...

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 ...

The court asked lawyer Prashant Bhushan to ensure that some aggrieved Muslim women are part of the proceedings.

What the ruling party has done in Uttarakhand and Gujarat, and what it is likely to do in Madhya Pradesh, is sidestep the ...

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 ...

While hearing a divorce case for a heterosexual Hindu couple a few days ago, the Delhi High Court opined that the time had come for the Central Government to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for ...

The Supreme Court of India has urged legislative action on Uniform Civil Code to address discriminatory aspects within the Shariat law, particularly concerning Muslim women's inheritance rights. IMAGE ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its support for the Uniform Civil Code in the country while hearing a petition challenging provisions of Muslim personal law that allegedly discriminate against ...

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. Last week, on 9 th ...

Supreme Court's Stance on Uniform Civil Code In New Delhi, the Chief Justice of India remarked that one could argue this is 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 ...

He once again highlighted the importance of the Uniform Civil Code implementation in Bengal, a day after announcing it in his ...