Following the Uniform Civil Code's implementation, marriage registrations in Uttarakhand saw a 24-fold increase. Over 3 lakh marriages have been registered in just the first half of 2025, a ...

It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...

The Indian State of Uttarakhand passed the first-of-its-kind Uniform Civil Code Wednesday, which imposes common rules for all communities on marriage, divorce, inheritances, land, property and live-in ...

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday made a pitch for the Uniform Civil Code and said that the Constitution "expresses the desirability" of a UCC. The 65-year-old, who served ...

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. Last week, on 9 th ...

DEHRADUN: After breaking Uttarakhand’s decades-old political jinx in 2022—becoming the first party to win back-to-back mandates since the state’s creation—the BJP under Chief Minister Pushkar Singh ...

The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...

DY Chandrachud on Saturday hailed the Constitution as the force offering stability to nation. Former CJI D Y Chandrachud praised the Constitution for national stability and unity He stated the ...

Uttarakhand is a bit to create history today as it is all set to become the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

The idea of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, replacing religious and customary laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance, is sparking debate with proponents advocating for ...

Justice Monga described this as a "recurring conflict" between Islamic law, which allows a minor girl who has attained puberty to marry, and Indian criminal law, which considers such a marriage an ...