MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI

IN THE SUBJECT SOCIOLOGY I

TOPIC: - UNIFORM CIVIL CODE IN INDIA - DISCOURSES

ABSTRACT

ENROLMENT NO: - 2019 021

ROLL NO: - 19

SUBMITTED TO: - SUBMITTED BY: -

BIJITHA P. R. ANAND BHOMA
Uniform Civil Code given under Article 44 of the Indian Constitution which proposes to replaces
all the personal laws in India which are based on the scriptures and customs of each major
religious community in the country that provides for a set of rules governing every citizen from
different communities. Uniform Civil Code under Article 44 of the Indian Constitution is a
Directive Principle of State Policy which states that “The state shall endeavor to secure to secure
for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India”. Uniform Civil Code has
emerged into India’s political discourses mainly because of Muslim women, affected adversely
by the personal laws, have begun knocking on the doors of the Supreme Court to uphold their
fundamental rights to equality and liberty in keeping with the constitutional provisions. So law
ministry has asked the law commission to examine the matters in relation to the implementation
of the uniform civil code. Uniform Civil Code has been a debated topic in India for a long period
of time regarding its implementation. There are various debates for and against the uniform civil
code among different communities in India. Uniform Civil Code basically aims to provide equal
status to all the citizens of the country irrespective of their gender, caste, color, creed, religion,
etc. but there are many arguments against the uniform civil code as there are many practical
difficulties due to the various religious diversity in India so its implementation will be difficult.
Through this project I would like to research about how Uniform Civil Code will have an impact
on the different religious communities of India and specifically women. To study the different
pros and cons of the Uniform Civil Code. How the implementation of Uniform Civil Code will
affect the society at large? How uniform civil code led to different riots especially with Muslim
community and Triple Talan.
Uniform Civil Code can emerge through an evolutionary process which can preserve India’s rich
cultural heritage of which all personal laws are equal constituents. The implementation of
Uniform Civil Code may not necessarily usher in the expected equality among genders and
religions. Uniform Civil Code aims to bring uniformity throughout the country among different
religion and among people with different ideologies. Major Sanitization and are needed to reform
current personal law reforms which should first be initiated by the communities themselves.
Current institutions need to be democratized and strengthened for this change. Sincere efforts
towards women empowerment have to be taken for all women of all religions.

KEY WORDS-
1.Uniform Civil Code
2.Pros and Cons of Uniform Civil Code
3.Conditions of Muslim Women
4.Impact on different religious communities of Uniform Civil Code