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Aditya AcharyaAIR 96· 2024

Question 10Do you think; JustifyGS2GS1

Do you think UCC is essential in a multi-cultured & diverse country like India. Justify your answer.

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Introduction

UCC under Article 44 of Indian Constitution refers to common set of laws governing personal matters like marriage inheritance - it of all religions commanding uniform.

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Main Body

Need of UCC:

1curb rising religious polarisation - from common civil code wide.
2Gender equality - eliminate rules that are against gender equality & unharmed revering
3Triple Talaq - [illegible]
4Forge common neutral identify - over religious identity
5Ensure secularism in practice - in real terms
6Standardising law for age efficiency

Argument against UCC:

1Fear of majoritarianism - accumulating majority religion practices & disregarding minority religion practices in UCC implementation
2Goes against Article 25 & to liberty safeguards minority cultural & religious adjourning animosity
3Lack of political will and challenge from religious orthodoxy.

Way forward:

labor from flexi - heading down imposing UCC from above. Efforts must be wider general consensus over UCC like stakeholder consultation (Law commission) & cultural change and natural reforms like triple talaq must be carried out.

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Conclusion

Therefore UCC can strengthen multiculturalism in diverse country like India.

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  • Covered gender equality aspect
  • Mentioned Triple Talaq
  • Linked to secularism and national identity
  • Addressed religious polarisation

Topper

Aditya Acharya

AIR 962024

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

Indian Polity

Constitutional Framework

Uniform Civil Code

Writing Stats

176

Total words

2

Paragraphs

formal, argumentative

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