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118 years later: Why India needs a new Civil Procedure Code

The Union government’s decision to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian ...
Mint

After criminal code, govt eyes civil procedure code for a revamp

The Centre is considering a plan to remake India’s Civil Procedure Code (CPC) that outlines the procedure for civil suits following the recent overhaul of the country’s criminal codes, two people ...
The Hindu

The unseemly politics of the Uniform Civil Code

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and is blaming the Opposition for trying to “instigate” Muslims on the issue. In 2017, the Supreme Court struck down triple ...
Hindustan Times

Explained: The Goa civil code, the new model for a uniform civil code

In March 2022, the Supreme Court told the central government to respond to a public interest litigation that sought the implementation of religion-neutral inheritance and succession laws, called ...
Scroll

Explained: Why some North Eastern states are opposing the Uniform Civil Code

Mizoram’s ruling Mizo National Front government is planning to pass a resolution in the state Assembly opposing the Uniform Civil Code – a proposed pan-India common personal law mainly advocated by ...
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Uttarakhand implements Uniform Civil Code

The Uniform Civil Code came into effect in Uttarakhand on Monday, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating a manual of rules for the code and also launching an online portal for its ...
Hindustan Times

All in the family: Goa Civil Code a model for the rest of the country?

A troubled marriage, an errant husband, and the law as her only lifeline. This has been Amarja’s life for the past few months now. “A girl will act on trust; after all, he was my friend from college.