What is Uniform Civil Code ?
Preface. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) essentially calls for the formulation of one law for India, applicable to all religious communities in their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption etc. The greatest benefit that would result from Uniform Civil Code is a more egalitarian society where every single individual would be guided by the same laws relating to personal issues. Absence of Uniform Civil Code undermines the credibility of secularism in India and promotes social disparity. Uniform Civil Code is a secular law, which is above all private laws of any religion or caste. But there is no such law system in India yet. At present, people of every religion in the country settle the matters of marriage, divorce and property according to their personal laws. Constitutionally, we call ourselves a secular nation but there is discrimination on the basis of religion in the law of our own country. When students from every section of the society go to school, they ha...