5.12.3. Constitutional Provisions in support of Uniform Civil Code

Article 44 under Directive Principles of State Policy: The State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.

Clause (2) of Article 25 under Fundamental Rights: It empowers the State to frame any law to

regulate or restrict “secular activity which may be associated with religious practice”

Article 14 under Fundamental Rights: The inconsistency in personal laws has been challenged on the touchstone of Article 14, which ensures the right to equality. Litigants have contended that their right to equality is endangered by personal laws that put them at a disadvantage.