Law panel unlikely to submit uniform civil code report to govt this year
India | Aug 26, 2017, 08:34 PM ISTThe 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 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.
New Delhi: Union Law Ministry’s letter to the Law Commission, asking it to “examine" the implications of implementing the uniform civil code, has set off a controversy with the Congress accusing BJP of “deliberately” raking
The Congress today accused the Centre of deliberately raking up the Uniform Civil Code issue in view of the 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi: In a move that is likely to trigger a heated political debate ahead of crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Centre has asked the Law Commission to "examine" the implications of implementing the
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking direction to parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim
New Delhi: Amid the growing demands of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Judiciary's instruction to government for its implementation, Muslim body Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has come in strong opposition to enforce its implementation.Jamaat Chief Syed Jalauddin
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