The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievance, Law and Judiciary, led by BJP MP Sushil Modi, will consider the proposal at 3 p.m.
UPDATE – Monday, July 3 at 12:01pm
New Delhi: A high-level parliamentary standing committee is due to meet on Monday, less than a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed hard for the country to enact a Unified Civil Code (UCC).
The BJP Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Discontent, Law and Judiciary, led by BJP MP Sushil Modi, will consider the proposal at 3 p.m.
Sushil Modi earlier said the panel would consult stakeholders on the matter.
Representatives of India’s Ministry of Legal Affairs, Legislative Branch and Law Commission were invited to attend the meeting.
The UCC proposes the development and enforcement of personal laws of citizenship that apply equally to all citizens, regardless of religion, sex, gender and sexual orientation.
Currently, the personal laws of individual communities are governed by their religious scriptures. Although the 22nd Law Commission had started reviewing the Uniform Civil Code last month, a parliamentary group called for discussions on the topic.
On June 14, the 22nd Legal Committee solicited opinions and suggestions from the public and recognized religious organizations to review the Unified Civil Code. The public has until July 14 to submit comments to the committee on the matter.
