Uniform Civil Code (Article 44)

Preeti Bondre
Legal Educator & Training Consultant | Taksha-A-Shila Global
Introduction to UCC

• Article 44 - Directive Principle of State Policy

• One nation, one law for personal matters
Historical Background

• Debate in Constituent Assembly

• Hindu Code Bills
• Shah Bano Case (1985)
Current Status

• Implemented in Goa
• Special Marriage Act as optional UCC
• Demands from various groups
Arguments For UCC

• National Integration
• Gender Justice
• Secularism in true sense
Challenges

• Diversity of personal laws

• Political sensitivity
• Minority rights concerns
Way Forward

• Gradual approach
• Judicial nudges
• Legislative consensus