Uniform civil code is the proposal to replace the personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set; Different religion in India have different laws for marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance. ; Goa has a common family law, thus being the only Indian state to have a uniform civil code.;
Uniform civil code is the proposal to replace the personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set
Different religion in India have different laws for marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance.
Goa has a common family law, thus being the only Indian state to have a uniform civil code.
Personal laws were first framed during the British Raj, mainly for Hindu and Muslim citizens.
The demand for a uniform civil code was first put forward by women activists in the beginning of the twentieth century.