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Supreme Court – No prohibition on states establishing UCC panels

Supreme Court -The Supreme Court on Monday said the Uttarakhand government was well within its constitutional jurisdiction to set up a committee to examine implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, which could bolster BJP-governed states’ efforts towards uniform civil laws for marriage, divorce, adoption, succession, and partition. The PIL filed by…

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The Indian Independence Act 1947 – legal history

The United Kingdom’s Parliament passed the 1947 Indian Independence Act, which partitioned British India into two new independent republics, India and Pakistan. On July 18, 1947, the Act received Royal Assent, and on August 15, 1947, India and Pakistan were founded, with the West (modern-day Pakistan) and East (modern-day Bangladesh) territories. Historical Background of the…

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