President Murmu gives assent to Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, state becomes second after Uttarakhand to enact UCCGujarat has officially enacted the Uniform Civil Code after presidential assent received in October. This new law establishes a unified leg...
02 Oct, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Former Justice R C Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC panelJustice R C Chavan resigned from Maharashtra's Uniform Civil Code committee on September 19. He cited disagreements over the committee's fu...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
Bengal UCC panel set to start public hearings: Consultations to be held in five segmentsWest Bengal's Uniform Civil Code commission will start public hearings soon. Retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai leads this i...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
SC issues notice on plea to enforce community forest rights near PEKB coal block in ChhattisgarhThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Chhattisgarh government. A plea challenges the cancellation of community forest ...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Taslima Nasreen backs UCC, says women would not get equal rights if religious laws existExiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday reiterated her stance on the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UC...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
Maharashtra forms 7-member UCC panel led by ex-SC judge Ranjana DesaiMaharashtra's chief minister has unveiled a seven-member committee tasked with the implementation of a uniform civil code. The panel will b...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
UCC must for gender parity, says VP Jagdeep Dhankhar"Uniform civil code is a constitutional ordainment. It is in Directive Principles (of State Policy). The Supreme Court has severely that it...
31 Aug, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
Delhi HC to hear pleas seeking Uniform Civil Code on December 1The high court had then remarked that a "simpliciter withdrawal" has to be distinguished from a "withdrawal with liberty" to approach a cou...
21 Nov, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Don't open Pandora's box: ex-law minister M Veerappa Moily to PM Modi, Law Commission on UCCUCC refers to a common set of laws that are applicable to all the citizens of India that is not based on religion and dealing with marriage...
05 Jul, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
PM Modi says Uniform Civil Code being used to mislead and provoke MuslimsPrime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the party workers said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is envisioned in Constitution & Supreme C...
27 Jun, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
Bhopal gas tragedy: Supreme Court dismisses Centre's plea seeking additional compensationThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Centre's plea seeking additional compensation of Rs 7,400 crore from the successor firms of Union Ca...
14 Mar, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Gujarat gives nod to committee for examining need for implementation of Uniform Civil Code in stateThe committee will examine the need for a Uniform Civil Code in the state and prepare a draft. It will be headed either by a retired Suprem...
29 Oct, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
View: Making the case for Uniform Civil Code as a secular propositionCreating a UCC cannot be rushed through. It will necessarily be a long and painstaking task involving the participation of all religious gr...
20 Jun, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
HC allows Centre more time to file reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil CodeSenior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Upadhyay, said the government has to make its stand clear, whether it has recommended for drafti...
09 Dec, 2019, 06.00 PM IST
Don't let Uniform Civil Code row hijack triple talaq reformThe Law Commission, whose role is purely advisory , has begun consultations on a theme that finds mention in the Directive Principles of th...
30 Oct, 2016, 12.29 PM IST
- Union Carbide files petition in Supreme Court for disposal of Bhopal gas disaster case
Union Carbide Corporation has filed a petition in the SC demanding early hearing on the government's curative petition in the Bhopal gas di...
06 May, 2012, 03.29 PM IST
- Bhopal gas tragedy: Won't submit to Supreme Court jurisdiction, says Dow Chemicals
US-based multinational Dow Chemicals has declined to share its wholly owned subsidiary Union Carbide Corporation's alleged past residuary l...
04 Dec, 2011, 06.57 AM IST