Goa, as the new sovereign, decided to follow the Common Civil Code laid down by Portuguese, to emerge as a shining example of an Indian state which applies a civil code to all regardless of religion.

The UCC is predicated on civil reforms which are inextricably linked to socio-economic reforms. During the Indian ... civil code and end the unjust treatment meted out to women of different ...

The 22nd Law Commission has called for responses to a proposal for a Uniform Civil Code in India. This has set off ... It is not because it is not the same for different religious groups but ...

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a directive principle of state policy enshrined in Article 44 of the Constitution of India ... the existing personal laws of different religious communities.

The truth however, is that very few really understand or rather, care to understand what a uniform civil code encompasses. There are two examples ... structure of the Indian constitution and ...

The term civil ... India. Thus, the laws governing inheritance or divorce among Hindus would be different from those pertaining to Muslims or Christians and so on. The demand for a uniform civil ...

Muslims in India are allowed to follow Shariah law in matters such as family or inheritance. But the central government could end this by imposing the Uniform Civil Code for all Indian citizens.

The northern Indian state ... that already had a common civil code, introduced when it used to be a Portuguese colony. Although criminal laws are the same for all, different communities ...