New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday gave one “last opportunity” to the center to make it clear about the enforcement of uniform civil code (UCC) in this country, and asked him to submit his response within four weeks.
The APEX court previously issued a notification of pills for UCC enforcement while entertaining two separate pills who were looking for uniform divorce laws and uniformity in providing maintenance and benefits to women, and looking for a central response.
Because the government did not submit the answer and look for more time, Saul’s judicial bench and M M Sundresh delay hearing in this case for next month.
Also read in HC: Talks on UCC After Legal Panel File Report Delhi: The Center on Friday told the Delhi High Court to consult with stakeholders about the issues that formulate the Law Commission report on this issue.
In May 2019, the court has been looking for a central response to Ashwini Upadhyay’s lawyer petition in the meantime, the bench allows the transfer petition and directs that cases delayed in the High Court, including in Meghalaya and Orissa, transferred to the Supreme Court and marked all shared petitions for adjuditing .
Pressing UCC, the applicant in their application argues that recently on September 13, 2019, SC, in the case of Jose Paulo Coutinho, once again reaffirming the UCC needs by quoting a cave example but the center has not taken steps to even provide a uniform maintenance basis Allowances for all Indian citizens.
The applicant begged the center to be directed to take the implementation steps.
“Hindu community, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain are arranged by Hindu Marriage Law, 1955, and Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Law, 1956.
Muslims are handled according to the status of valid marriage and pre-marriage, 1986.
Christians are regulated Under Indian divorce law, 1869, and Parsis under parsi marriage and ACT divorce, 1936.
But none of these laws are neutral gender and provide different land for divorce and benefits, “the Petitioner said.