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AMID A Nationwide Debate on a Uniform Civil Code, The Supreme Court has Asked The Center If a Person Born in a Muslims Family Can Follow Secular Laws in Matters of Property or Is BUND Al law. A Bench Led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has given the center four weeks to file a reply and posted the next hearing for May 5.
The petitioner in the matter is safiya PM from from Kerala. She has said she wants to leave her entry property to her daughter. Her Son is Autistic and Her Daughter takes care of Him, The Petition Says.
Under the sharia, a son gets the share of a Daughter if the parents’ Property is divided. The petitioner has said that in her case, if her son dies due to down syndrome, her daughter will get only one-third of the property and the resting would go to a relative.
Safiya has said in her petition that she and her husband is not practicing muslims, so she should be allowed to distribute her as per the guidelines in the Indian success act. Currently, The Indian Succession Act does not apply to Muslims. Safiya’s Petition Challenges this.
When the matter came up in court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Said it is a “very interesting case”.
The case plays out against the backdrop of the BJP’s push for a uniform civil code with common people civil laws for all Citizens, irrespective of relief. While Criminal Laws Are Common, Laws Governing Inheritance, Adoption and Succession Differ Account Communities. That opposing a uniform Civil Code Argue that such a step would curb religious freedom and threaten India’s diversity.
Uttarakhand Yesterday Became the First State to Implement A Uniform Civil Code. Chief Minister pushkar singh dhami said this marked a historic moment for the state and stressed that the law is designed to ensure equal rights for citizens, irrespeative “UCC is a constitutional measure to end legal discrimination.
In his address to the nation on independence day, prime minister narendra modi noted that the supreme court has given various directars Regarding a Common Civil Code.
