SynopsisUttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after Goa, which brings a common set of laws to all the citizens of India regardless of their religion.

Underscoring that the Uniform Civil Code will strengthen the spirit of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hailed it as "Secular Civil Code", a day after Uttarakhand became the first ...

A state-level UCC raises a constitutional question on Article 44, which suggests the code ought to have a national character.

“The Constituent Assembly, while agreeing to what became Article 44 in the Constitution of India, could not have envisaged a large number of uniform civil codes passed in state legislatures in a ...

The implementation of the UCC is also a fulfillment of a major pre-poll promise made by Dhami to the people of the state during the 2022 Assembly polls, which saw the BJP retaining power for a second ...

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central and State governments in pleas challenging the validity ...

Uttarakhand has made history by becoming the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). But what exactly is UCC, and why is it so controversial? This explainer breaks down its key ...

AIMPLB president opposes Uniform Civil Code, emphasizes unequal inheritance in Islam, calls for fair distribution of property ...

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel has formed a five-member committee to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC ... not already married can enter into a union. While marriages can still be ...

By words and implication, the Uttarakhand law has deferred to the majority and brushed aside the features of personal laws prevalent among non-Hindu ...

With BJP’s decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the saffron party has received a shot in the arm to push its ...

Sushil Kutty Uttarakhand the other day announced the Uniform Civil Code and the impact was felt in an OIC country, with media ...