SC dismisses plea seeking enactment of uniform civil code

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by a Delhi BJP leader, seeking a direction to the Centre and Parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim women.

A Bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, said it was not for the Apex Court to pass a direction to Parliament to introduce a Bill in this regard and warned the petitioner that if such petitions were filed without regard to the law, the court will come down very heavily.

“If you file such petitions, we will have to come down heavily,” the Bench, also comprising Justices AK Sikri and R Banumathi, said while disapproving the submissions made by senior advocate Gopal Subramanium on behalf of Ashwini Kumar Upadhaya.

The Bench said those who are being allegedly discriminated against have not come forward for redressal.

“Has anybody from the community discriminated against come forward,” the Bench said, adding that “it is a wastage of time going through such petitions when law is well settled.”