Uniform civil code need of the hour, admits Sadananda Gowda
October 14, 2015  09:31
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Law Minister Sadananda Gowda said that a uniform civil code was the "need of the hour and in national interest" and "a step should be taken in that direction," but added that the government would not move on the issue without due consultation and consensus, not just within the government but with all stakeholders.

The minister said n response to the Supreme Court's observation asking the government to make its position clear on ushering in the UCC within three weeks. The apex court was hearing a petition with regard to a divorce case involving a Christian couple.

"My answer is the same as it was in April on the floor of the House. Yes, the UCC will certainly have some positive impact on national integrity, but in this country, for the last several years, having several kinds of personal and customary laws, it is not a matter to be settled in two days," he said.
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