The court said it had already recommended a common personal law, and added that it was best to ‘defer to legislative wisdom’ ...

The Supreme Court has highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while addressing a plea against Shariat law's inheritance provisions for Muslim women. The court emphasized that legislative ...

The Supreme Court said a Uniform Civil Code may be the most effective way to address conflicts in personal laws, observing that legislative reform may be preferable to judicial intervention ...

The Supreme Court has said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the most effective way to ensure equal inheritance and civil ...

Currently, India’s Christians, Muslims, and Hindus follow separate laws for marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption ...

The case before the Court involves a challenge to provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, which governs aspects of marriage, divorce and succession among Muslims in ...

The bench wondered if it struck down the provision on inheritance under the 1937 Act, would it not lead to a legal vacuum with regard to Muslim inheritance.

Hearing plea against Muslim personal law provisions, a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant says courts must defer to legislative wisdom on UCC. The top court warns against striking down 1937 Shariat law, ...

The Supreme Court of India has suggested the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in response to a plea challenging discriminatory provisions of the 1937 Shariat law.

New Delhi/IBNS, March 10 -- India's long-standing debate over the Uniform Civil Code has gained renewed attention after significant observations made by the Supreme Court during a recent hearing.