Uniform Civil Code: An Ignored Constitutional Directive
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National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
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The Constitution of India, which is considered as the supreme law of the land has put the Uniform Civil Code under the Directive Princilple part, Which means that Uniform Civil Code is not justiciable thereby leaving it at the direction of the States to test and brings its implementation when required.
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The research has been done dor the purpose of analysing the present position of the Indian society and the status of implementing a Uniform Civil Code in India. In order to get the clear concept of the legal system in India and the personal laws whch occupy a central place in the lives of the people and which governs a major position in the laws and their application, there is a need to look back to the Ancient Period, Mughal Period, pre-Independence period.
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Uniform Civil Code, Directive Principles of State Policy, Uniform Civil Code in India, Article 44 of the Indian Constitution