ONE NATION, ONE LAW? A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE UCC”

AUTHOR – MANASVI CHURIWAL* & MS. SHAMBHAVI MISHRA**

* STUDENT AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NOIDA

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AMITY UNIVERSITY, NOIDA

BEST CITATION – MANASVI CHURIWAL & MS. SHAMBHAVI MISHRA, ONE NATION, ONE LAW? A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE UCC, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (6) OF 2025, PG. 544-557, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

ABSTRACT

The most contentious legal and constitutional issue of India is the Unified Civil Code (UCC), which symbolizes the conflict between personal religious law and the necessity of a uniform legal foundation. Article 44 of the Indian Constitution envisages general civil law to establish equality and justice, but its implementation was met with resistance to cultural, religious and political hurdles. This research critically examines the requirements, feasibility and difficulties in adopting UCC in India. This research takes into account the development of personal law in India, judicial decisions and legislative initiatives towards UCC. He also stresses gender justice, secularism and national integration, and weighs the advantages and disadvantages of its implementation. Comparison of nations with an integrated civil law provides the impression of a model to be followed by India. Recent political and legal events, such as reports of state initiative and reports of law committees, have also been taken into consideration to monitor the current applicability of the UCC. This research concludes by suggesting recommendations on how India is to strike a balance of the demand for legal uniformity against cultural diversity. He suggests a progressive and integrated approach towards the adoption of the UCC, ensuring the rights of all communities and legal uniformity and social justice.

Keywords: Uniform civil law, personal law, secularism, gender justice, constitutional law, legal uniformity, India.