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- Uniform_civil_code_of_India abstract "Uniform civil code in India is the debate to replace the existing personal laws, which are based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in the country, with a common set governing every citizen. These laws are distinguished from public law and cover marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance. Article 44 of the Directive Principles in India sets the implementation of a uniform civil code throughout the country as duty of the State. It became one of the most controversial topics in contemporary Indian politics during the Shah Bano case in 1985, where a divorced Muslim woman sought maintenance from her husband. The debate then focused on the Muslim Personal Law, which is partially based on the Sharia law and remains unreformed since 1937, permitting unilateral divorce and polygamy in the country. The demand for it was first put forward by women activists in the beginning of the twentieth century, with the objective of women's rights, equality and secularism in India. The Bano case made it a politicised public issue focused on identity politics—by means of attacking specific religious minorities versus protecting its cultural identity. The Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janta Party and the Left support it while the Congress Party and All India Muslim Personal Law Board oppose it.The personal laws were first framed during the British Raj, mainly for Hindu and Muslim citizens. The Hindu orthodox law discriminated against women by depriving them of inheritance, remarriage and divorce. The British feared opposition from community leaders and refrained from interfering with this domestic sphere of the Indian citizens. Till Independence in 1947, a few law reforms were passed to improve their condition, especially that of Hindu widows. In 1956, the Indian Parliament passed Hindu Code Bill amidst significant opposition. Though a demand for a uniform civil code was made by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his supporters and women activists, they had to finally accept the compromise of it being added to the Directive Principles of the Indian Constitution. The Shah Bano case resulted in her being granted maintenance under the All India Criminal Code. Amidst the political debate that followed, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 was passed, which exempted Muslims from the Criminal Code—a setback to family law uniformity.".
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