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Arguments in favour of UCC:

Article 25 of the Constitution empowers the State to frame any law to regulate or restrict “secular activity which may be associated with religious practice”-therefore, it is argued, Article 25 is no bar to having a Uniform Civil Code.

DPSP as per Art 44 of the Constitution

Inconsistency in personal laws has been challenged as it violates Art 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.