Uniform Civil Code' (UCC) Needed In India To Curb Many Prevalent Fundamentalist Practices Disguised As Faith & Belief: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court emphasized the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to eliminate fundamentalist practices masked as faith and belief. Justice Anil Verma noted the importance of the UCC in combating superstitious and conservative practices. The court's remarks were made while addressing a plea to quash an FIR under various sections, including the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act. The court quashed the FIR related to triple talaq but upheld the allegations of dowry harassment.