Uniform Civil Code: A Step towards Gender Justice

The founding father of our constitution Dr. B. R. Ambedkar once visioned and argued persuasively on introduction of concept of Uniform Civil Code which was supported by other eminent nationalists of that time during draft of Constitution but same was aggressively opposed by particularly a minority segment, on ground of interference in personal laws and also quoting that time is not ripe for same, a dynamic idea which otherwise would have been a bedrock for national integration as also gender parity justice was confined to just idea alone by adjustment of said provisions in chapter of Directive principles of state policy.