Uniform Civil Code: Issues Of Identity And Citizenship

A Uniform civil code (UCC) is the common code that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, etc. Uniform civil code essentially means unifying all these “personal laws” to have one set of secular laws dealing with these aspects that will apply to all the citizens of India irrespective of the community to which they belong.

• Article 44 of the Constitution declares that the state shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for the citizens throughout the territory of India.

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