THE STATUS OF PERSONAL LAWS IN INDIA AND THE NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
AUTHOR – HASHMI IFFAT RIYAZ* & MS. HONEY THAKKAR**
* STUDENT OF INTEGRATED LAW, FACULTY OF LAW, GOKUL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW, FACULTY OF LAW, GOKUL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
BEST CITATION – HASHMI IFFAT RIYAZ & MS. HONEY THAKKAR, THE STATUS OF PERSONAL LAWS IN INDIA AND THE NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (7) OF 2025, PG. 424-431, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344
Abstract:
The present research paper analyses the status of the personal laws in India and the need for Uniform civil code. One of the primary concerns is how to balance the need for a uniform legal framework with constitutional guarantee of the religious freedom.The paper focuses on the historical background with regard to personal laws their influence on the cultural diversity of India and constitutional relevance of freedom of religion and provision of uniform civil code. Furthermore, the paper puts an insight on the suggestion of 21st law commission report. With a considerable sense, the researcher draws conclusion by putting certain suggestion and recommendation at the end. It is not unfair to be said that without extending equal justice to all, a legal system cannot work appropriately.
Keywords: Uniform civil code, Portuguese civil code, personal laws, secularism, Uttrakhand, Gujarat, Assam.