Zachery Webb

  The notice said the stakeholders concerned are also at liberty to make submissions in the form of consultation/discussion/working papers on any of the issues pertaining to the UCC to the Member Secretary, Law Commission of India. Listen to this article Law panel seeks views on UCC within 30 days Eight months after the Centre told the Supreme Court that the Constitution obligated the State to have a Uniform Civil Code for its citizens, and said that people of different religions and denominations following different property and matrimonial laws was an “affront to the nation’s unity”, the 22nd Law Commission of India Wednesday sought the views of the public and religious organisations on the matter. A notice issued by the Commission said those interested and willing may present their views within 30 days. It said the 21st Law Commission had initially examined the subject of UCC and solicited the views of all stakeholders on October 7, ...

  Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel rescue civilians from violence-hit areas, in Manipur. (Photo: PTI/File) In a state awash with arms and roiled by ethnic clashes for more than a month now, the latest round of killings in the area of Khamenlok, near Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi’s borders with the Meitei stronghold of Imphal East, is a stark reminder of the challenges security forces face in their attempts to restore normalcy. The killings late Tuesday was the second incident of violence in Khamenlok in 36 hours. On Monday afternoon, when a gunfight broke out between Meitei and Kuki groups in the Khamenlok area, security forces were rushed to the area. But they could not reach in time because women and children had blocked the road. By the time the route was cleared, nine persons from the two communities had sustained gunshot injuries. Days earlier, in Sugnu which is east of Churachandpur, a contingent of Assam Rifles found the road dug up. When AR personnel went t...