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The '''Uniform Civil Code''' ({{lang-hi|text=समान नागरिक संहिता|translit=Samāna Nāgarika Saṃhitā|translit-std=IAST}}) is a proposal in India to formulate and implement [[personal law]]s of citizens which apply on all citizens equally regardless of their religion, gender and sexual orientation. Currently, personal laws of various communities are governed by their religious scriptures.<ref name="HTMAR21"/> Implementation of a uniform civil code across the nation is one of the contentious promises pursued by India's ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. It is an important issue regarding [[Secularism in India|secularism]] in Indian politics and continues to remain disputed by India's political left wing, Muslim groups and other conservative religious groups and sects in defence of [[sharia]] and religious customs. Personal laws are distinguished from public law and cover marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and [[alimony|maintenance]]. Meanwhile, article 25-28 of the Indian constitution guarantees [[Freedom of religion in India|religious freedom]] to Indian citizens and allows religious groups to maintain their own affairs, article 44 of the constitution expects the Indian state to apply [[Directive Principles|directive principles]] and common law for all Indian citizens while formulating national policies.<ref name="Blueprint for scholarly discourse">{{Cite book|author1=Shimon Shetreet|author2=Hiram E. Chodosh|title=Uniform Civil Code for India: Proposed Blueprint for Scholarly Discourse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y-pIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0198077121|date=December 2014|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Article 44 in the Constitution of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1406604/|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref>