SC seeks Centre’s response on plea for uniform divorce law

A quarter century after asserting in the Sarla Mudgal case that the country could brook no delay in enacting a Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court on Wednesday warily entertained two PILs seeking uniform divorce laws and uniformity in grant of maintenance and alimony to women, and sought the Centre’s response.A quarter century after asserting in the Sarla Mudgal case that the country could brook no delay in enacting a Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court on Wednesday warily entertained two PILs seeking uniform divorce laws and uniformity in grant of maintenance and alimony to women, and sought the Centre’s response.