While hearing a divorce case for a heterosexual Hindu couple a few days ago, the Delhi High Court opined that the time had come for the Central Government to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for ...

On this week’s special episode of UnPolitics, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed accusations of pushing a hardcore Hindutva agenda, his government's controversial legislative ...

The Uttarakhand Cabinet approved amendments to facilitate online marriage registration for Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan ...

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 ...

Uttarakhand has carved his name in history by becoming the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Starting today, January 27, 2025, the UCC will standardize personal laws ...

The renewed push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), with Uttarakhand becoming the first state to enact one, is being projected as a step toward national unity through secularism. But this framing — where ...

The Uniform Civil Code seeks “one nation, one law” to govern citizens’ personal lives, but religious minorities fear hidden costs. In February, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand passed a ...

Pakistan’s parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic ...

Delhi High Court has asked the Indian government to legislate a uniform personal law to govern all citizens regardless of their religion — a move Christians and Muslims have been opposing for decades.

In January, Uttarakhand had passed rules enforcing a Uniform Civil Code. It mandates the registration of live-in ...

On Uniform Civil Code, Former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said, "The Constitution expresses the desirability of a Uniform Civil Code. I said that it is important for us, at least 75 years ...

The rules of the UCC, passed by Uttarakhand Assembly in February 2024, came into effect in January this year. While Scheduled ...