Choudhary, Anika
Time for a uniform civil code? - IIPA Digest - 4(4), Oct-Dec, 2022: p.38-39
In 1948 when the Constitution of India was being framed and the values of pluralism were being discussed, one social reform became a bone of contention, it divided the Constituent Assembly and they debated for months but could not reach a consensus and finally they compromised on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) . UCC means one civil code common to all. It would have meant the abolition of personal laws. Now the question arises what are personal laws? These laws are based on scriptures, religious texts that regulate almost every aspect of life, marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, guardianship, etc. A lot of these laws were discriminatory, unfair to minority groups and women. The Sharia law had provisions that deprived women of inheritance, certain Hindu customs deprived women of remarriage so what the Constituent Assembly wanted was to abolish or limit such laws. They wanted to govern India by Constitution so that the same laws apply equally to all citizens irrespective of their religion, sex, gender, etc.- Reproduced
Time for a uniform civil code? - IIPA Digest - 4(4), Oct-Dec, 2022: p.38-39
In 1948 when the Constitution of India was being framed and the values of pluralism were being discussed, one social reform became a bone of contention, it divided the Constituent Assembly and they debated for months but could not reach a consensus and finally they compromised on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) . UCC means one civil code common to all. It would have meant the abolition of personal laws. Now the question arises what are personal laws? These laws are based on scriptures, religious texts that regulate almost every aspect of life, marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, guardianship, etc. A lot of these laws were discriminatory, unfair to minority groups and women. The Sharia law had provisions that deprived women of inheritance, certain Hindu customs deprived women of remarriage so what the Constituent Assembly wanted was to abolish or limit such laws. They wanted to govern India by Constitution so that the same laws apply equally to all citizens irrespective of their religion, sex, gender, etc.- Reproduced