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    The document discusses the origin and history of the Uniform Civil Code in India. It notes that the British introduced some uniform laws in 1840 but left personal laws for Hindus and Muslims. The Constituent Assembly debated introducing a Uniform Civil Code after independence in 1946, with supporters like Ambedkar and opponents among Muslim representatives. As a compromise, Article 44 was added to direct the state to introduce a Uniform Civil Code but it was non-enforceable. Subsequently, Hindu laws were reformed and codified between 1955-1956 to allow women more rights, but a Uniform Civil Code has still not been implemented due to opposition from minority communities.

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    The document discusses the origin and history of the Uniform Civil Code in India. It notes that the British introduced some uniform laws in 1840 but left personal laws for Hindus and Muslims. The Constituent Assembly debated introducing a Uniform Civil Code after independence in 1946, with supporters like Ambedkar and opponents among Muslim representatives. As a compromise, Article 44 was added to direct the state to introduce a Uniform Civil Code but it was non-enforceable. Subsequently, Hindu laws were reformed and codified between 1955-1956 to allow women more rights, but a Uniform Civil Code has still not been implemented due to opposition from minority communities.

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    6/15/23, 1:07 PM What is Uniform Civil Code?

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    The British Government in 1840 on the basis of Lex Loci's report had framed Uniform laws for
    crimes, evidence, and contracts but personal laws of Hindus and Muslims are left by them
    somewhere intentionally.

    On the other hand, British India Judiciary provided for the application of Hindu, Muslim, and
    English law by British Judges. Also, in those days reformers were raising voices to frame laws
    related to women against the discrimination done by them basically under religious customs like
    Sati, etc.

    Constituent Assembly was set up to frame our Constitution in 1946 in Independent India which
    consists of both types of members: those who wanted to reform the society by adopting the
    Uniform Civil Code like Dr. B. R Ambedkar and other was basically Muslim representatives who
    perpetuate personal laws.

    Also, the proponents of the Uniform Civil Code were opposed by the minority communities in the
    Constituent Assembly. As a result, only one line is added in the Constitution under Article 44 in Part
    IV of DPSP (Directive Principles of State Policy).

    Making of the constituent assembly

    It states that “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout
    the territory of India“. As it is incorporated in DPSP they are neither enforceable in the court nor any
    political discrepancy been able to go beyond it because minorities mainly Muslims felt that their
    personal laws are violated or abrogated by it.

    Then a series of Bills were passed to codify Hindu laws in the form of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,
    The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Hindu
    Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, are collectively known as Hindu Code Bill (covers Buddhist,
    Sikhs, Jains as well as different religious denominations of Hindus) which allows right to divorce
    and inheritance to women, made caste irrelevant to marriage and abolished bigamy and polygamy.

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