Tag Archives: Muslim Personal law

Sources told The Indian Express that the panel asked about Muslim personal law not allowing a mother to be the natural guardian and also cited the differences in the interpretation of Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki or Hanbali law. The Law Commission of India, which has started consultations to formulate recommendations for …

Muslim Indians should accept a uniform civil code that promotes gender justice and social equality The argument for a uniform civil code (UCC) is irrefutable in a modern nation state as long as it is rational, non-discriminatory and promotes social equality and gender justice. Multiple legal codes flout the principle of equality …