Rajeev Gupta is a practicing Chartered Accountant. Here is the article which was written in the MYVIEW Column of TOI....
Category: சிந்தனைக் களம்
Law Panel Appeal on UCC
The 22nd Law Commission of India had seeked feedback from the public and recognized religious organizations about the Uniform Civil Code on Jun 14, 2023. Then, Law Commission of India extended the deadline for the public and organisations to send their feedback on the Uniform Civil Code till July 28. Here is the news clips for Reference...
What framers of our Constitution said about UCC and why they didn’t implement it
The framers of our Constitution could not hammer out a consensus on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) despite debating it extensively. From its original slot under Fundamental Rights, the pioneer lawmakers settled for a compromise and let the UCC slip into the Directive Principles of State Policy, where it remained for decades until the BJP made it one of its key electoral promises. Her is the detailed article by Sri Ramesh Sharma, which was published in INDIA TODAY....
Can India have a Uniform Civil Code?
PM Modi’s remarks have reignited the Uniform Civil Code debate. But what exactly is it? And can India have a UCC? Here is the article published in India Today...
From marriage to adoption, how Uniform Civil Code could subsume personal laws across religions
The Uniform Civil Code is back in the news again after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong push for it. If it comes into force, separate personal laws governing marriages, divorce, and inheritance of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Parsis, and other communities will be subsumed. India Today takes a deep dive into the complications and vast issues of UCC.
Constitution mandates uniform civil code, religious diktats can’t overrule it
The priority of the BJP-led government has been to ensure that the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution are available to all citizens irrespective of their religion. There can be no compromise on human dignity in matters pertaining to adoption, succession, marriage, divorce etc. It's an article by Sri . Gaurav Bhatia.
‘UCC necessary to bring fundamental right of equality’
Once it becomes law, every group will continue to have freedom and no one shall be discriminated against on the basis of faith, says Arif Mohammed Khan. It was an interview published in TNIE dialy....
சனாதன தர்மம் என்றால் என்ன?
‘சனாதனம்’ என்றால் என்னவென்றே தெரியாமல், அதை ஒழிப்போம் என்று தமிழகத்தில் சிலர் முழங்கி வருகிறார்கள். அவர்களுக்காகவே, மேடைச் சொற்பொழிவாளர், கவிஞர், பத்திரிகையாளர், எழுத்தாளர் எனப் பன்முகம் கொண்டவரான திரு. மரபின்மைந்தன் முத்தையா தனது வலைத்தளத்தில் எழுதிய எளிய விளக்கம் இங்கு மீள் பதிவாகிறது....
இந்துவுடன் இணைந்திருப்போம்!
சந்திரனை ஆராய ‘சந்திரயான் - 3’ கிளம்பிவிட்டது. இது இந்தியர்களின் பெருமிதத் தருணம். இந்திய விஞ்ஞானிகளின் அரிய முயற்சிகள் வெல்ல நாமும் பிரார்த்திக்கிறோம். ...
Uniform Civil Code: Diversity cannot be an excuse for discrimination
In any other country, the liberals would have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights, but not in India. ... Here is the article written by Sri. Anand Neelakantan in TNIE daily...
பொது உரிமையியல் சட்டம்: காலத்தின் தேவை
ஒருவர் பூணூல் அணிகிறாரா, திருநீறு பூசுகிறாரா, நாமம் தரிக்கிறாரா, தொப்பி அணிகிறாரா, சிலுவையை அணிகிறாரா, டர்பன் அணிகிறாரா என்பதல்ல பிரச்னை. அவர்கள் அனைவரும் சட்டத்தின் முன் சமமாகக் கருதப்படுகின்றனரா என்பதே கேள்வி. குறிப்பாக அனைத்து சமயங்களிலும் சரிபாதியாக இருக்கும் மகளிருக்கு சமுதாய வாழ்வில் சமமான நீதியை வழங்குவது அரசியல் சாசனத்தின் கடமை.
UCC: Not politics, justice should be at the core of code
Historically, Nehru and Ambedkar championed it to further justice for women in our male-dominated religious society. Here is the article by Smt. Zakia Soman, which was published in TNIE daily.
Uniform Civil Code: No bad time for a good law
The Opposition's criticism stems from the fact that BJP intends to fulfil vision of our Constitution makers and bring dignity to the citizen. The sooner it happens, the better. Here is the article by sri KJ Alphons...
PM Modi’s call for a Uniform Civil Code is a piece with BJP’s polarising politics
The visceral dislike for the ‘other’ is exploited for electoral benefits, says Kapil Sibal. It's an article by him in the Indian Express newspaper....
The 1937 Act divided India. Will UCC integrate it?
The BJP’s articulators’ understanding of the UCC doesn’t seem to go to the deep, sordid historical origins of the UCC. Here is the second part of the article by Sri S.Gurumurthy.