Uniform Civil Code

Abstract

THE CONSTITUTION of India guarantees to all persons equality and equal protection of law under article 14 as a fundamental right. In this connection article 44 speaks about the uniform civil code for Indians. However, since long various provisions of the personal laws followed by the different communities deny equality to women in general. While Hindu personal law has been extensively reformed, personal laws of other communities have been by and large, left untouched. It is true that Hindu women have gained new rights in the processes of transformation and empowerment. There are still, some grey areas, which have to be taken care of, for achieving total equality.In this context the author reviews a which is titled UNIFORM CIVIL CODE.

Keywords: Uniform Civil Code

JEL Classification: K10