One of the most notable shifts in the amendment bill is the extension of critical procedural time limits with an aim to reduce procedural bottlenecks and ensure smoother law enforcement ...

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)-led state government of Uttarakhand passed the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024 which outlaws bigamy and polygamy, regulates live-in relationships, including ...

The Uniform Civil Code journey in Uttarakhand The Uttarakhand state cabinet cleared a proposal to form an expert panel on the Uniform Civil Code in March 2022 in the first cabinet meeting after ...

Last week, on 9 th December, a Member of Parliament from the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) introduced a private member bill on India’s Uniform Civil Code (‘UCC’) in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of ...

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 Uniform Civil Code is a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens.

"The country needs a Uniform Civil Code in respect of Personal Laws and religion," the Court on April 4 observed, "only then the object of Article 14 of the Constitution of India will be achieved." ...

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 panelists expressed concern that the Uniform Civil Code might be used as a form of moral policing, potentially criminalising Muslims, controlling the lives of all Indians, especially women ...

Respected experts kindly tell how to register in Uniform Civil Code after getting court marriage certificate in Uttarakhand Which option should be select in typ ...

On Uniform Civil Code, Former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said, “The Constitution expresses the desirability of a Uniform Civil Code. I said that it is important for us, at least 75 years ...

Asia-Pacific’s leading current affairs magazine.It is the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat – all ruled by the Hindu nationalist BJP – to take steps toward a common civil law for all ...