THE EXPECTED PAINS AND GAINS OF THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
AUTHOR – JASLEEN PASRICHA, STUDENT AT CHRIST UNIVERSITY DELHI NCR
BEST CITATION – JASLEEN PASRICHA, THE EXPECTED PAINS AND GAINS OF THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODE, ILE WEEKLY REVIEW (ILE WR), 1 (10) OF 2023, PG. 28-34, APIS – 3920 – 0037 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.
ABSTRACT
India is a reknowned throughout the world for its diversity and density. It is a home to a number of religious communities like Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Sikhs, Christians, etc. Personal laws still manifests institutions of family, marriage, politics, religion etc., making the Uniform Civil Code (hereinafter referred to as the UCC) a matter of cold war and debate among the population of its various communities. With the evolution and development of society not only on the face of it but also a change in the Psyche of the dwellers, there seems a need to evolve the personal laws of religious communities in India or have a Uniform Civil Code. Although India has a uniform set of laws followed nationwide in criminal, civil, and in some other matters. But when it comes to the communities’ personal laws, India still sticks to its traditions. The UCC has currently taken over a heated discussion on the political stage with socio- legal implications. The framework of this article includes the paradigm of the Uniform Civil Code, the evolution of the UCC in India, the Landmark Verdicts of the Supreme Court leading to an upward push to the implementation of the UCC in India, etc. This research article centralizes its focus on the researched and analyzed points regarding the perks and downfalls as the expected consequences of implementation of the UCC in a highly diversified country like India. It gives the author’s recommendations to prevent the poor consequences as expected post the implementation of the UCC. Lastly, it mentions the conclusion of the observation of the author on the findings of UCC.
Key Words– UCC, Article 25[1], Religion, Article 44[2], Personal laws, Implementation, Culture, Marriage.
[1] INDIA CONST. art. 25
[2] INDIA CONST. art. 44