The Supreme Court has highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while addressing a plea against Shariat law's inheritance provisions for Muslim women. The court emphasized that legislative ...

The court said it had already recommended a common personal law, and added that it was best to ‘defer to legislative wisdom’ ...

The bench wondered if it struck down the provision on inheritance under the 1937 Act, would it not lead to a legal vacuum with regard to Muslim inheritance.

The Supreme Court said a Uniform Civil Code may be the most effective way to address conflicts in personal laws, observing that legislative reform may be preferable to judicial intervention ...

India’s long-running debate over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) received fresh momentum today after observations made by the Supreme Court of India during a recent hearing. The Court indicated that the ...

Hearing plea against Muslim personal law provisions, a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant says courts must defer to legislative wisdom on UCC. The top court warns against striking down 1937 Shariat law, ...

“The answer is a Uniform Civil Code,” observed the bench while hearing submissions from advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the petitioners.

New Delhi/IBNS, March 10 -- India's long-standing debate over the Uniform Civil Code has gained renewed attention after significant observations made by the Supreme Court during a recent hearing.

The Supreme Court of India has suggested the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in response to a plea challenging discriminatory provisions of the 1937 Shariat law.

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 ...