In a land where the most simple of marriage laws — that the bride must be 18 years of age — is defied by tens of millions every year, the uncommon hurry to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for 1.30 ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

While hearing a divorce case for a heterosexual Hindu couple a few days ago, the Delhi High Court opined that the time had come for the Central Government to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for ...

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, enacted in 2025, faces criticism for potentially infringing on privacy, religious freedom, and women's rights, and for overreaching state ...

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive ...

Not every violation of Indian law amounts to a breach of public policy in the context of international arbitration, Justice N ...

Adultery, once a criminal offence in India, has been a contentious issue in the legal landscape. While the Supreme Court decriminalised it in 2018, it remains significant in civil law, especially in ...