Why Congress Has Adopted A 'Wait And Watch' Strategy On Uniform Civil Code
NDTV
The Congress on Saturday stuck to its stated stand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying it is undesirable at this stage, and noted that it will comment further if a draft bill or a report on the issue comes up.
Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law and Justice, which will meet on July 3 to discuss review of personal laws, has been provided with just the 21st Law Commission's consultation paper on 'Reform of Family Law' which states "formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage", Congress sources said today.
The current Law Commission (22nd) is yet to submit its report on Personal Laws (Uniform Civil Code), and the grand old party will wait for the views of Law Commission and Union Law Ministry on the subject, they said.
There is no other report, either of Law Commission or of Law Ministry, on Uniform Civil Code made available to the members of the committee, sources said.
The Committee has invited members from Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department, and the Law Commission to seek their views on 'Review of Personal Laws'.
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