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The Central Government has not yet taken any decision on implementing the Uniform Civil Code ie Uniform Civil Code in the country. This information was given by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He told- The government had entrusted the 21st Law Commission with the task of examining the questions raised regarding the Uniform Civil Code. The government had also asked the commission to submit its recommendations after the inquiry. The term of the 21st commission ended on 31 August 2018. Now the information received from them can be handed over to the 22nd Commission.
Advantages of UCC
With the implementation of Uniform Civil Code, people of all communities will be given equal rights. With the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, the condition of the women of India will improve. The rights of women are limited in the personal law of some communities. In such a situation, if UCC is implemented then women will also get the benefit of taking equal rights. Uniform rules will apply in all matters relating to the right of women to their father’s property and adoption.
UCC is applicable in Goa from the time of Portuguese Government Uniform Civil Code was implemented in Goa from the time of Portuguese Government. In 1961, the Government of Goa was formed with the Uniform Civil Code. Now the government is all set to implement UCC in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Committees have been constituted for this. However, Uniform Civil Code has also been implemented in Uttarakhand.
The issue of Uniform Civil Code was raised in the British Government.
In 1835 the British government presented a report. In this, it was said to make a uniform law across the country regarding crime, evidence and contracts. It was also implemented in 1840, but on the basis of religion, the personal law of Hindus and Muslims was kept separate from it. It was from here that the demand for Uniform Civil Code started.
BN Rao Committee was formed in 1941. In this, it was said to make a common civil code for Hindus. The Hindu Code Bill was introduced before the Constituent Assembly for the first time in 1948 after independence. Its purpose was to give freedom to Hindu women from wrong customs like child marriage, sati system, veil system.
Many leaders including Jansangh leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Karpatri Maharaj opposed it. At that time no decision was taken on this. On August 10, 1951, Bhimrao Ambedkar pressured Nehru by writing a letter, so he agreed to it. However, more than half of the party’s MPs, including Rajendra Prasad, opposed him. Eventually Nehru had to bow down. After this, in 1955 and 1956, Nehru divided this law into 4 parts and got it passed in the Parliament.
The laws that were made are like this-
- Hindu Marriage Act 1955
- Hindu Succession Act 1956
- Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956
- Hindu Minorities and Guardianship Act 1956
What has been said about the Uniform Civil Code in the Constitution of the country?
Uniform Civil Code is discussed in Part-4 of Article 44 of the Constitution. Related to the Directive Principles of State Policy, this article states that ‘the State shall endeavor to enforce a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the country’. The Directive Principles of State Policy in our constitution act as a guide for governments. In these, those principles or objectives are stated, to achieve which the governments have to work.