Article 44 of the Constitution says that the State should “endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India”. However, the provision is part of ...

“The Constituent Assembly, while agreeing to what became Article 44 in the Constitution of India, could not have envisaged a large number of uniform civil codes passed in state legislatures in a ...

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the formulation of one law for India, which would be applicable to all religious communities in matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption.