Delhi HC to hear Monday plea seeking Uniform Civil Code

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea seeking formulation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
The court had issued notice to the Home Ministry and Law Commission on May 31 but neither has filed a response as of now.
A Division Bench of then Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi had listed the matter for hearing on July 8.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.
In his plea, Upadhyay sought direction to the government to set up a judicial commission or a high level expert committee to draft within three months the UCC in the spirit of Article 44 of the Constitution, while considering the best practices of all religions and sects, civil laws of developed countries and international conventions.
He also sought direction to publish the draft on a government website for at least 60 days to allow for extensive public debate and feedback.