🔆 Need for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 📍 Key Points ✅ Secularism: Aligns with India’s secular principles, applicable to all citizens. ✅ Freedom of Choice: Based on civil law principles, promotes freedom to choose partners without religious/caste restrictions. ✅ Equality for All: Eliminates discriminatory practices, ensuring equal rights for all citizens. ✅ Gender Equity: Removes gender biases, promoting a just society. ✅ Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Provides safeguards for minorities, women, and others disadvantaged by personal laws. ✅ 2018 Law Commission Recommendation: Codify personal laws to create a fair, just UCC. 📍 Implementation ✅ Uttarakhand: First state to implement UCC post-independence, focusing on gender equality and secularism. ✅ Gujarat: Following suit with a committee to draft UCC, indicating growing state-level momentum. #polity #prelims #mains