Subhechcha Ganguly 
The Central government presented a variety of reasons for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in its maiden affidavit before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The government claimed in its affidavit that the UCC divests personal law and that different laws impede national unity. Prior to now, the Supreme Court had requested clarification from the Centre regarding the viability of enacting a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the nation. The 22nd law panel will now be presented with the case.
In response to several petitions calling for uniformity in personal laws, the affidavit was submitted. Six PILs were reportedly submitted to the Supreme Court to request the enactment of the law, four of which were made by attorney Ashwini Upadhyay, one by Lubna Qureshi, and two more by Doris Martin.
The PILs requested guidance from the central government on how to create standard legislation for divorce, adoption, guardianship, succession, inheritance, maintenance, marriage age, and alimony that are gender- and religion-neutral.
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) proposes for the creation of a single legislation for India that would apply to all religious communities in regards to issues like adoption, inheritance, divorce, and marriage. The Constitution’s Article 44, which is a guiding principle, includes the code.
According to the Ministry, Article 44’s goal is to enhance the Preamble of the Constitution’s “Secular Democratic Republic” object. With the use of this provision, communities in India would be brought together on a common ground to discuss issues that are currently controlled by various personal laws. Due to the significance and delicate nature of the subject, a thorough understanding of the numerous personal laws is necessary.
