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If UCC is implemented, BJP-ruled Uttarakhand will become the first State in the country after Independence to adopt it. So, here are key provisions of UCC
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.
Intending to consider the pleas citing ‘nikah halala’ and ‘polygamy’ the Supreme Court has decided to hear the pleas on the urgent listing. The Supreme Court agreed to consider urgent pleas challenging the practice of polygamy and Nikah Halala among Muslims.
To oppose the practices of Nikah Halala and polygamy BJP leader and leading lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court and the Indian govt is likely to adopt a stand similar to the one taken during the triple talaq proceedings.
Sighting to examine the constitutional validity of polygamy and nikaah halala among women, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to direct and sought the views of the Union government and the Law Commission on the practices. Initializing and augmenting the need to look over the practice of Polygamy and Nikaah Halala, a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) was filed by advocate and BJP Spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay in Supreme Court to ban the practices to protect the rights of Muslim women.
After initializing and debating over Triple Talaq which is termed as an evil practice and a non-bailable offence, Ashwini Upadhyay, an advocate and BJP Spokesperson in New Delhi has filed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) in Supreme Court to ban Polygamy and Halala practiced by the Muslim community.