Uniform Civil Code not possible, its not even an option: Law commission chairman

December 05, 2017 19:47

Terming the prospect of Uniform Civil Code difficult to implement, Law Commission Chairman Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan said UCC is not possible and not even an option.

Personal Laws can never be done away with as they have constitutional protection, Justice Chauhan said.

The 21st Law Commission is now planning to suggest specific amendments to several personal law legislations, dropping the idea of UCC, which gained momentum during public debate on instant triple talaq.

UCC is not possible. We will try to recommend religion-wise amendments in family laws. It would be the piecemeal way to suggest what are the changes required in Hindu law, Muslim law, Christian law, Parsi law, etc. We will target the problems of each religion and deal with them accordingly. We cannot take the whole UCC, as we cannot go outside the constitution, said Justice Chauhan.

The Law Panel chief said the exemptions under the Constitution must be honoured and UCC could disturb the essence of the Constitution.

Constitution itself has given so many exemptions to so many people like the tribals, etc. There are exemptions even in Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code UCC is not a solution and there cannot be a composite Act. You cannot say forget the Constitution and do away with the sixth schedule. This would make people question their accession to the Indian Union on the understanding that they will be respected, said Justice Chauhan.

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