Uniform Civil Code
How Christian personal laws have grappled with equality- Why Parsis need their distinct family laws
Parsi Zoroastrians have been given preferential treatment in foreign countries especially India. If Uniform Civil Code is enforced all the protection given to a tiny community like Parsis will be - Many think Parsis are a model minority. Are they?
- Can we unify inheritance law?
- How Hindu personal law can be reformed
- One Nation one code: Why Hindu and Muslim attitudes to personal law can't be compared
- Why the West offers no models for a Uniform Civil Code
Pursuing gender equality is not easy, however, and there is no set path that can ensure the realisation of this ideal for all time to come. Women's rights have been expanded bit by bit there. - UCC: Don't look to the West, India has evolved its own way
- Why nobody is sincere about UCC
- Are we really prepared for a Uniform Civil Code?
- True secularism demands a Uniform Civil Code
Why did Pandit Nehru stop at the Hindu Code Bill? The simple answer is lack of political courage. This was the reason why UCC became a part of the Constitution's Directive Principles. - When the Constitution and religious laws collide
- Laws for women, not against Muslims
- How Muslim fears were allayed, and the UCC became a directive principle
- Uniform code will hurt harmony, minorities argued to make a case for personal law
- How the clause on a Uniform Civil Code was rendered toothless
Bhimrao Ambedkar, Kanhaiyalal Munshi and Minoo Masani were all prolific writers and firm advocates of a Uniform Civil Code as a fundamental right for all Indians. - One nation one code: How Ambedkar and others pushed for a uniform code before Partition
There were two opinions on this sensitive subject among Indian leaders at the time. One was that personal laws had to go at once. The other was that we first need to give minority community a sense of - Uniform civil code with minority backing will transform Indian society
The Supreme Court judgment outlawing instant triple talaq was a landmark decision but it also highlights difficulties faced by judges in resolving thorny issues that overlap between civil matters and - Why India needs a Secular Civil Code
- Secular Civil Code: Divided we stand
- Why India doesn’t have a uniform code
Now that Supreme Court has made instant triple talaq illegal, the debate on personal laws is gaining centre-stage yet again. Should India allow each community its personal laws or should all Indians - Will govt move for a uniform civil code?
The government is likely to call an all-party meeting on the issue of uniform civil code (UCC) soon after it gets a report from the Law Commission of India which is currently formalising its
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