CJI Surya Kant: Uniform Civil Code is a Constitutional Ambition

CJI Surya Kant remarked that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a "constitutional ambition" that remains distinct from religious considerations.

The Bench made these observations while hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Muslim personal law provisions regarding inheritance, which allegedly discriminate against women.

The Court issued notice to the Centre, seeking its response on the matter. While advocate Prashant Bhushan argued that a gender-neutral framework is necessary to ensure equality, Justice Bagchi noted that such social reforms should ideally emerge from within the faith.

The Court emphasized that a rational and humanistic temper is essential for such developments.

[Poulomi Pavini Shukla v. UOI]