Religion and uniform civil code not linked, says Law Commission of India

New Delhi: Considering to put in place a uniform civil code for the entire country has nothing to do with any religion or faith as it is a secular concept, Justice B.S. Chauhan, chairman of the Law Commission of India said here on Thursday. “We will submit a neutral and secular report,” Justice Chauhan said.

Speaking to this correspondent at his residence, Justice Chauhan said, “If you connect UCC with any religion, then there will be a problem. Having the UCC will leave no room for personal laws or separate laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and related matters. People must be made to understand that it concerns the dignity of an individual.

“The immediate task of the commission is to consider whether time has come for having a UCC in the light of pronouncements of the Supreme Court in this regard. In Goa we have a UCC for the state and nobody has opposed it.”
Implementation of a UCC has been a core issue of the BJP and the NDA governments in 1989 and 1999 but it could not succeed.