When the state enters people’s private lives, it sets the stage for debate and discord. In February, the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, marking the first legislation in an ...

The Assam Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making Assam the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat ...

Did our AI summary help? Drawing largely from the Uttarakhand UCC Act, the Gujarat government on Wednesday ratified the draft Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026 Bill, proposing a comprehensive ...

The Uniform Civil Code is key to restore the rights of large section of Indian women, but striking down all personal laws at one go could create a leal vacuum, the Supreme Court said today while ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) may be the way to address gender discrimination in personal laws, weighing in on a contentious and polarising issue ...

The Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, making it the second state in independent India after Uttarakhand to codify a common set of personal laws. Police ...

It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...

The bill creates a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships for all religions. BJP supports the UCC for equality while Congress opposes it as anti-Muslim and ...

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has said the concept of Uniform Civil Code, though not a new one, is a "difficult issue". The 90-year-old economist also said the UCC surely has a link with advancing the ...

NEW DELHI: In yet another strong pitch for "one nation one law", Supreme Court on Tuesday said Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the most effective tool to remove the prevailing discrimination against women ...

What the ruling party has done in Uttarakhand and Gujarat, and what it is likely to do in Madhya Pradesh, is sidestep the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), ensuring that financial advantages available to ...