The petition, filed by advocate Abhinav Beri, also said that a direction be given to the Law Commission to draft a UCC within three months taking into account the best practices of all religions and sects, civil laws of developed countries and international conventions and publish that on its website for at least 90 days for wide public debate and feedback.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which during its time in power under Atal Bihari Vajpayee had been forced to keep the core agenda issues out of the NDA's Common Minimum Programme as the party had lacked majority on its own, brought it back in 2014 as part of the BJP election manifesto and also for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In place of Uniform Civil Code, the commission has advocated certain changes in marriage and divorce laws that should be uniformly accepted in the personal laws of all religions.
The Law Commission has been examining the issue of implementing a common civil law for all communities in India and had invited the AIMPLB on Tuesday to discuss the Muslim personal law and the desired changes in it.
"If a composite code is difficult, we will suggest religion-wide amendments to the various family laws in a piece meal manner," Law Commission Chairman Justice BS Chauhan said.
The government has already said that it will take the report to an all-party meet it will convene to decide on the future course of action.
The Law Commission has decided to go slow on its report on the uniform civil code as it will await the Supreme Court verdict on triple talaq.
Taslima Nasreen today batted for a Uniform Civil Code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today returned the Law Commission’s questionnaire on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) saying ‘questions have been framed in a manner that it forces the respondent to reply in a specific
The Law Commission has said it considers tribals as a stakeholder in the exercise to implement the Uniform Civil Code saying that it is open to objections and suggestions from the community.
Law Commission Chairman Justice B S Chauhan today said that politics should not be brought into the Law Commission’s exercise to make recommendations regarding framing of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Asserting that Uniform Civil Code is not merely a Muslim issue, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said people in parts of north-east would also oppose it.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today launched a signature campaign against the Uniform Civil Code in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Karnataka Congress leader Ibrahim Kodijal has justified polygamy in Islam saying “it is necessary for a man to satisfy his sexual desires” and that it stops the husband from visiting sex workers when one of
Amid a raging debate on triple talaq Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India respects freedom of religion and faith but unreasonable or discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to it and protected.
This historic city with a rich Muslim past has been at the forefront of most national campaigns on issues related to the community. And with the movement against a discussion on the Uniform Civil Code
The Narendra Modi government has asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Boad (AIMPLB) to refrain from politicising the issue of ‘Triple Talaq’ by linking it with the ‘Uniform Civil Code’.
Muslim Personal Law Board today announced that it will boycott the Law Commission constituted by the Narendra Modi government to seek public opinion on the abolition of triple Talaq and implementation of Uniform Civil Code,
On the contentious issue of uniform civil code, the Congress party today favoured a public hearing followed by an all-party meeting to discuss its draft.
Newly appointed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that his government is in no hurry to bring the civil code and that a comprehensive consultation will be done with all stakeholders before making it into a law.
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