DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court has issued notices to the Centre and the state govt, directing them to respond within six weeks, while hearing public interest litigations challenging the provisions of the Uniform Civil Code that came into effect in the state last month. Among other submissions, the petitioners have claimed that the Act discriminates…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced the formation of a five-member committee to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The panel, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, has been tasked with preparing the draft and submitting its report to the state government within 45 days. The…
PM Modi at National Games (Image credit: BJP) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed Uttarakhand government for being the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of national games in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, accompanied by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, PM said, “Yesterday, Uttarakhand became the state…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during an event to announce the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: By getting its govt to promulgate UCC in Uttarakhand, BJP has signalled its allegiance to one of its foundational pledges and assured its cadre and supporters of its bonafides.Given difficulties involved in…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami NEW DELHI: A cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was held on Monday at the state secretariat, where the cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual. The approval came after a detailed review by the legislative department. Addressing the media after the meeting, CM Pushkar Singh…
PRAYAGRAJ: Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, who was summoned by the Supreme Court collegium last month over his remarks on Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event has told the Chief Justice of the HC that he stands by his remarks on the occasion and that he did not violate…
NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who landed in controversy after his remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday.Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version of the statements made,…
NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to file a motion in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on a uniform civil code and Muslims at a VHP event triggered a major row, with even Supreme Court seeking a report from HC.While the motion is likely to…
NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav‘s remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it a measure to “eliminating unequal legal systems” has triggered controversy, with the Supreme Court intervening in the matter.Justice Yadav’s speech, made on December 8 while addressing a provincial convention of the legal cell and high court…
NEW DELHI: Ending a five-decade-old debate on insertions of words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Emergency-era amendment to the Preamble and said these words neither impede private entrepreneurship nor fetter govt from getting rid of obnoxious religious practices.Throwing out challenge to the 42nd constitutional…
