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Last updated: July 20, 2023, at 7:31 PM IST
In a written response in the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the 21st Law Commission issued an advisory paper on family law reform on August 31, 2018 (Representative Image/PTI)
Common law enforcement was part of the BJP’s electoral manifestos
On Thursday, the government said the legal committee had begun new consultations on the issue of the unified civil code due to the “importance and significance” of the issue and the various court orders on the matter.
In a written response in the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said Law Commission 21 issued an advisory paper on ‘Family Law Reform’ on August 31, 2018.
However, he noted that they did not report on this subject.
He said, “More than four years ago from the date of issuance of the aforementioned consultation paper, the 22nd Legal Committee (the current committee) decided to solicit the opinions and ideas of the public in general and religious organizations on June 14, 2023, taking into account the significance and significance of the subject as well as various court orders on the subject of the Unified Civil Code,” he said.
In response to another question about the modalities of the work of the Trade Union Coordination Committee, Mijwal said that since the legal committee is in the process of conducting consultations at this stage, “the issue of methods does not arise at this stage.”
Last week, the Law Commission extended the deadline for the public to submit their opinions on the Uniform Civil Code to July 28, saying the decision was made after an overwhelming response and many requests seeking more time to submit proposals.
On June 14, the Legal Committee began a new consultation process on the WCC by seeking the views of stakeholders, including public and recognized religious organizations, on the politically sensitive issue. Earlier, the 21st Legal Committee, whose term expired in August 2018, considered the case and sought the views of all stakeholders on two occasions.
Subsequently, an advisory paper on “family law reforms” was issued in August 2018. “More than three years ago from the date of issuance of the said consultation paper, taking into account the significance and importance of the subject as well as the orders of various courts on this subject, the Law No. 22 Committee considered In India it is appropriate to discuss this topic anew,” the commission said in a public notice.
Representatives of the Legal Committee, who appeared before a parliamentary committee earlier this month, defended the new consultation process, noting that the previous committee submitted its proposals in 2018 and that its term has also expired. It is for this reason that a new initiative has been initiated that is essentially “informational”, as they said.
In its consultation paper on August 31, 2018, the former Law Commission chaired by Judge BS Chauhan (retired) said that while the diversity of Indian culture can and should be celebrated, specific groups or weaker sections of society should not be “disenfranchised” in the process. She said the commission dealt with discriminatory laws rather than introducing a unified civil code, “which is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage.”
In short, UCC means a general law for all citizens of the country that is not based on religion. Personal status laws and laws relating to inheritance, adoption, and succession are likely to be covered by common law.
Common law enforcement was part of the BJP’s electoral manifestos.
Uttarakhand is set to come out with its own UCC in the coming days.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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