Pakistan's parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic ...

A uniform civil code threatens to homogenise this rich cultural tapestry and suppress the unique identity of minority communities. Personal laws, shaped by religious and cultural practices, ...

Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC, launched by Chief ...

The uniform civil code covers the entire body of laws that govern rights relating to property and personal matters like marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption, and inheritance.

In this explainer on the Uniform Civil Code by The Hindu, Diksha Munjal breaks down what the UCC is, what are the arguments around it, is it possible to have a Uniform Civil code for a diverse ...

Modi has in recent weeks personally pushed for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) that, in theory, would replace this maze of personal laws with a common set of rules for marriage, divorce, succession ...

Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage, the 21st Law Commission had concluded in 2018. Fresh move on Uniform Civil Code: Opposition sees red ...

Uttarakhand, a small northern Indian state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, passed a bill to replace religion-specific civil laws with a Uniform Civil Code ...

File: Indian Muslim women participate in a rally to oppose the introduction of a ‘uniform civil code’ in 2016 (AFP via Getty) In the foothills of the Himalayas, a picturesque Indian state ...

Supreme Court on the Uniform Civil Code . The Supreme Court has shown its support for the UCC in several rulings. In the landmark case of Shah Bano (1985), ...