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Ashi Sharma

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Introduction

Recovery the Uniform has brought in UCC. The UCC is a set of uniform Civil laws concerning marriage, divorce, adoption etc contained in articles 44, Part IV of the constitution

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Main Body

UCC contradicts religious pluralism & cultural differences

Arguments for:

1article 25 allows for freedom of religion to all citizens.
2UCC ignores cultural diversity in India.
3Khas tribe → matrilineal Imamsinid tribe → patrilineal.
4it may be against certain religious practices.
5Islam allows polygamy but UCC bans polygamy

(ii) it contradicts art 29 230 (cultural rights)

Arguments against:

1religious and cultural rights in Part III are just absolute and subject to reasonable territorial
1Religious practices and Civil laws often lock progressiveness which breed discrimination especially against women.
2Pari women bear their inheritance they marry outside the community.
3Uniform in UCC does not mean common for all, there is steps to accommodate the diversity in a uniform code which is progressive.

UCC does not contradict religious & cultural diversity but enabled them by determining civil laws, however there is a need to build consensus across communities to address their concern.

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Conclusion

UCC does not contradict religious & cultural diversity but enabled them by determining civil laws, however there is a need to build consensus across communities to address their concern.

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  • Clear articulation of the UCC and its scope
  • Provides both for and against arguments
  • Includes specific examples (Khas, Imamsinid tribes)
  • References relevant constitutional articles (25, 29, 44)
  • Discusses religious practice impacts (polygamy example)

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Topper

Ashi Sharma

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Religious pluralism and cultural diversity

Uniform Civil Code and its constitutional implications

Writing Stats

216

Total words

4

Paragraphs

analytical and argumentative

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