Muslim Law Body opposes UCC, says 'Constitution itself not uniform'

New Delhi, NT Bureau: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday wrote to the Law Commission on attempts to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, saying that “majoritarian morality” must not supersede religious freedom and rights of minority communities.

In a statement on Wednesday, the AIMPLB, said, “Mere projection of uniformity is not a valid ground for uprooting the established systems of laws governing personal matters of different religious communities when even the established general and supposedly uniform laws are not entirely uniform in nature,” the statement said.

The Board further said that it analysed existing civil laws and came to the conclusion that "existing general/uniform family laws are not truly uniform, even existing codified community-based laws are also not uniform."

Referring to the Special Marriage Act as the "closest and continuing model of a uniform family law in India," the Board said that this Act itself is not uniform. It further said that the Constitution of India, is itself not uniform in India.

"Different treatment, accommodation, adjustment is the nature of our Constitution. Different territories have been given different treatments. Different communities have been made entitled to different rights. Different religions have been given different accommodations," the letter read.