Our Indian laws are rooted in the sources called customs and usage, which means a group of people follows a certain set of traditional practices and usages for a long period of time. By using this, personal laws were derived. Personal laws mean the laws of individuals in matters relating to marriage, divorce, adoption, succession, inheritance, guardianship, etc. Every individual in this society follows a certain set of rules and regulations for their marriage based on their personal laws, which leads to polygamy and child marriage. This kind of practice shows that the society is functioning in a non-uniform way. Personal laws are highly discriminatory towards society, so to remove this kind of discrimination, a Uniform Civil Code is needed. UCC is defined under Article 44 of the Indian Constitution. In simple words, UCC means ONE NATION, ONE SOCIETY, ONE LAW. A Uniform Civil Code will be a key to abolishing discrimination, polygamy, child marriage, etc.
