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 of India has expressed support for a Uniform Civil Code while reviewing a case challenging provisions of the 1937 Muslim Personal Law that affect women’s inheritance rights.

Supreme Court says it’s time for a Uniform Civil Code, noting Shariat Law 1937 reforms should be handled by the legislature to ensure equal inheritance rights for Muslim women.

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 SC has highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India while discussing a plea to strike down discriminatory Shariat law provisions affecting Muslim women.

The Supreme Court of India has stated that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), while hearing a plea challenging the Shariat law of 1937. The court suggested that the legislature should ...

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 Supreme Court has observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), while hearing a plea challenging the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory against Muslim women. Chief ...

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan was hearing a writ petition that argued that certain inheritance rules under Sharia law discriminate ...

The Supreme Court highlighted the need for a Uniform Civil Code to address personal law complexities and ensure women's rights in matters such as inheritance ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory ...

The Uniform Civil Code came into effect in Uttarakhand on Monday, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating a manual of rules for the code and also launching an online portal for its ...