MP cabinet approves Uniform Civil Code draft bill
Excluding the tribal community, the proposed bill covers diverse aspects, such as marriage, live-in relationships, adoption, and inheritance.
Excluding the tribal community, the proposed bill covers diverse aspects, such as marriage, live-in relationships, adoption, and inheritance.
Suvendu Adhikari announced that the anti-hooliganism Act has received the Governor's assent after being passed by the assembly.
The legislation aims to establish a common set of civil laws on matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, succession and adoption, irrespective of religious affiliation.
BJP leaders said the Uniform Civil Code Bill will be introduced in the West Bengal Assembly on June 29, while Congress called for wider public and legislative debate.
While the state government has not yet officially disclosed the contents of the proposed Bill, sources indicate that it may draw from key provisions already implemented in Uttarakhand and considered by other BJP-ruled states.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to withdraw its arbitrary and hasty move to impose a uniform civil code (UCC) that renders secular character of the Constitution void.
In response to the Law Commission's call for suggestions on Uniform Civil Code, All India Lawyers Union (AILU) said that imposition of UCC was neither necessary nor desirable at this stage, at all.
In 1987, the CPI-M under the leadership of EMS, conducted a major campaign against the Muslim Personal Law, emphasising the importance of a comprehensive UCC applicable to all religions.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa says the Sikh body is pleasing its political masters.
The Law Commission of India last month invited individuals, civil society organisations (CsOs), and religious outfits to submit their views on the Uniform Civil Code proposed to be enacted by the Centre as promised in the ruling party’s election manifesto.
