Law Commission to revisit Uniform Civil Code; seeks input from public, religious bodies
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New Delhi: The Law Commission announced on Wednesday its decision to reevaluate the necessity of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and actively gather views from various stakeholders, including the general public and religious organizations.
In the past, the 21st Law Commission, whose term concluded in August 2018, had already scrutinized the matter and sought feedback from all involved parties on two separate occasions.
As a continuation of these efforts, a consultation paper titled "Reforms of Family Law" was published in 2018, exploring relevant aspects further.
"Since more than three years have lapsed from the date of issuance of the said consultation paper, bearing in mind the relevance and importance of the subject and also the various court orders on the subject, the 22nd Law Commission of India considered it expedient to deliberate afresh over the subject," the panel said in a statement.
The 22nd Law Commission, which recently got a three-year extension, has accordingly begun examining issues related to a UCC on a reference sent by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
"Accordingly, the 22nd Law Commission of India decided again to solicit views and ideas of the public at large and recognised religious organisations about the Uniform Civil Code," the statement said.
Those who are interested and willing can present their views within a period of 30 days from the date of notice to the Law Commission.
With inputs from PTI
