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 ...
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GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026, proposing a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships ...
The bill creates a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships for all religions. BJP supports the UCC for equality while Congress opposes it as anti-Muslim 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 ...
The Supreme Court batted for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it the "most effective answer" to address discriminatory inheritance provisions under Muslim personal law. This came as a bench, ...
The Uniform Civil Code is key to restore the rights of large section of Indian women, but striking down all personal laws at one go could create a leal vacuum, the Supreme Court said today while ...