Abstract

A uniform civil code comprises of comprehensive laws which are prescribed in the personal law and family matters viz., marriage, inheritance and property rights with uniformity throughout the country. In this land resides such diverse population that one of the important roles they serve is framing laws in civil codes of uniformity spirit. The civil codes of Goa and Uttarakhand have a particularly unique history, and very commonly set out from that history, for it is based on common cultural and historical backgrounds. About Goa’s civil code in this article, this is what was taken as a combination of Indian and European laws about marriage and divorce and property of the people. Yet it was also proved that Uttarakhand had the uniform civil code, which was in compliance with what specific requirements its resident required, like she had provisions as regards women rights over their property as well as over their inheritance. In this article, the author shall present similarities and differences on how these two states have approached development. It is also contrasted and elucidated Uniform Civil Code bill that is at present under operation in varied States of India. It touched upon the landmark judgments which shaped up the debate over the Uniform Civil Code and the bearing on issue of gender justice and in the matter of rights of inheritance. Further, as the study strikes a balance between individual’s freedom and social harmony, a complex relationship is analyzed between Uniform Civil Code, secularism and the problems in the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code.

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