A Study on Correlation between Uniform Civil Code and Gender Equality

Abstract

This paper aims to entail the notion of 'Uniform Civil Code in relation to Gender Equality. In a legal sense, the term civil code refers to a set of laws that governs property rights as well as personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and so on. The Constitution of India makes it compulsory for the personal laws to the implementation of uniform civil laws in Article 44. While the enactment of this civil code is hampered by the fact that it is a non-binding DPSP and the vehement opposition of critics who claim that it jeopardizes minorities' religious identities. As a result, during devoted debates on the code, objectivity and pragmatism are often overlooked. The core issue of ensuring women's justice and equality is being entangled in a slew of other contemporary subjects such as freedom, religion, and secularism. Gender questions, on the other hand, needed to be taken more seriously in this regard. Though the Indian judiciary has accomplished a great deal, the fact is that it is constrained and cannot perform the duties of other state institutions. This paper attempts to link the issues of equity to the implementation of a uniform civil code and gender justice, requirements of the enactment along its relevancy across India's territories.