Strengthening the Special Marriage Act to make it more progressive seems to be a solution acceptable to all communities, in the effort to reform personal laws and transform India into an egalitarian society.
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CJI Bobde Needs to Know That Goa Family Laws Are Not at All Uniform or Equal
Recently, CJI S.A. Bobde hailed the uniform civil code of Goa, pointing out that it is what constitutional makers had indeed envisaged, touching upon the contentious issue.
Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde. Photo: PTI
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Goaâs Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is neither uniform nor exactly a shining example of a progressive law, given the fact that it discriminates on the basis of gender, even in allowing polygamy for Hindus, amongst other things. Thus, it was surprising to see the claim of uniformity in the spotlight again, after Chief Justice of India (CJI) S. A. Bobde alluded to it when inaugurating the new building of the high court of Bombay at Goa on March 27.