The Indian State of Uttarakhand passed the first-of-its-kind Uniform Civil Code Wednesday, which imposes common rules for all communities on marriage, divorce, inheritances, land, property and live-in ...

The main argument of those who spoke in favour of such a code was that it has the potential to unite India because Hindus and Muslims had followed the “common customary Hindu civil code ...

In conclusion, India needs a uniform civil code to develop into a contemporary, forward-thinking country. It will advance social equity, country unity, and female equality.

India News: LUCKNOW: Describing the idea of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘anti-minority’, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) o.

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 ...

Uniform Civil Code in India: In pursuit of uniformity, let us not ignore diversities and justice The argument that nation-building and advance need uniform sets of laws across all arenas of social ...

Just like a uniform code India has for most civil matters like disputes related to property, terms of business, and tenancy matters. Narendra Modi's push for the UCC is backed by India's Supreme ...

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 ...

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 ratcheting up of the pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), particularly during the time of elections, begets an extremely polarising form of political mobilisation. In television debates ...