5.12.7. Challenges in implementing Uniform Civil Code

♤ India has a strong and long history of personal laws and it cannot be given up easily.

♤ A broad consensus must be drawn among different communities to facilitate such a

landmark step in India’s religious, social, political and most importantly judicial history.

♤ The biggest obstacle in implementing the UCC, apart from obtaining a consensus, is the drafting. Should UCC be a blend of all the personal laws or should it be a new law adhering to the constitutional mandate? There is a lot of literature churned out on UCC but there is no model law drafted.

Going forward, an evaluation survey of all communities must be conducted to suggest reforms within personal laws on modern and liberal lines. Communities should be convinced that UCC is to bring reforms not suppress them. There is a need of piecemeal reform rather than a holistic reform starting with what minorities are most comfortable of doing away with.