Less than a week after the opposition parties met in Patna to oppose him, Narendra Modi threw a huge spanner into their works – the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). It was a philosophic challenge, also a ...

After the 1937 Act was passed, the Muslim League emerged as a Muslim mass party and began challenging the unchallenged Gandhi-led Congress, which had till then total mobilising power over the Indian ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 16, 2026) decided to examine a plea that said the provisions of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937 on inheritance and testamentary succession ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory ...

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine the need for a secular law on wills and legacies for Muslims, which are governed by their personal law, specifically the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) ...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea raising the issue of succession in accordance with the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, saying the matter falls under the ...

The Supreme Court batted for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it the "most effective answer" to address discriminatory inheritance provisions under Muslim personal law. This came as a bench, ...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that as per Mohammedan Law - the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 - a minor girl below the age of 18 can marry without the consent of her ...

The Supreme Court of India has urged legislative action on Uniform Civil Code to address discriminatory aspects within the Shariat law, particularly concerning Muslim women's inheritance rights. IMAGE ...

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan said if the court struck down the Shariat inheritance law, it would create a legal vacuum, as there is no statutory law ...