Uniform civil code

After recent constitutional changes, will the focus shift to Uniform Civil Code and judicial reforms? read more

A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose made this remark in their judgment on a civil suit, ruling that the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 shall govern the rights of succession and inheritance even in respect of properties of a Goan domicile... read more

Criminalisation is a key deterrent against triple talaq. Social reform must follow the legal change read more

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The Sena, an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra, said the country’s integrity cannot be compromised and that 2019 is the last chance to construct the Ram temple. read more

In his weekly column in ‘Saamna’, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that the BJP is “keeping an eye” on people’s food preferences, while turning a blind eye towards issues such as building a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, introducing Uniform Civil Code and repealing... read more

The Centre had asked the commission more than two years back to examine if it was time to bring in a uniform code on personal laws of various communities. read more

Instead of a full-fledged report on a uniform civil code, the law panel preferred a consultation paper as it had little time at hand to bring out a comprehensive report. read more

Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code has been a key poll campaign promise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Goa is the only state in the country, where the Code has been in existence since the pre-Liberation era. read more

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board opposes the Uniform Civil Code. read more

The earlier deadline for the Law Commission, which is examining changes in various personal laws to come up with a uniform civil code, to submit their comments and suggestions was April 6. read more

As per the bill, the practice has been classified as a cognisable and non-bailable offence read more