Uniform Civil Code is defined in our Constitution under Article 44 which states that it is the duty of the state to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.

With the Waqf Bill receiving support from across party lines in Parliament, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has moved to the top of the central government’s legislative agenda, government sources said.

Today, let’s explore whether any state in the Union of India has the authority to enact and enforce a Uniform Civil Code. Article 44 of the Constitution is part of the Directive Principles of ...

The truth however, is that very few really understand or rather, care to understand what a uniform civil code encompasses. There are two examples already available within the country -- Goa and ...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): Professor Surekha Dangwal, a member of the expert committee that drafted the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand and the Vice Chancellor ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lauds the state's implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as a landmark step towards realizing B.R. Ambedkar's vision for equal laws. Speaking on ...

Former Supreme Court judge Dinesh Maheshwari has been appointed as the chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission. Approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maheshwari, alongside Advocate Hitesh Jain and ...

Bhimrao Ambedkar, Kanhaiyalal Munshi and Minoo Masani were all prolific writers and firm advocates of a Uniform Civil Code as a fundamental right for all Indians. One nation one code: How Ambedkar ...