Supreme Court, Uniform Civil Code

We support Uniform Civil Code but should be implemented through parliament not court: Central government to Supreme Court

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala agreed with this submission stating that the court could not direct the parliament to enact a law.

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30 Mar 2023, 5:35 am

The Central government is in favour of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but enacting it is within the domain of the parliament and not courts, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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Supreme Court of India

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay

Uniform Civil Code

CJI DY Chandrachud