‘The only way is to introduce Uniform Civil Code’: PIL SC seeks equal inheritance rights for Muslim women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Uniform Civil Code is necessary to ensure equal rights for all women.CJI Surya Kant Justices R Mahadevan and Joymala Bagchi said that a large section of the Muslim society is deprived of equal rights to inheritance, but if the inheritance provisions of Sharia law are abolished, then what law should govern inheritance?

While hearing a plea seeking equal inheritance rights for Muslim women, the judges said there were many asymmetries in different societies, including tribal ones.“Can these be knocked down by SC?” it asked.“Has the goal of equality between a man and a woman, i.e. monogamous marriage, been achieved? Can the SC abolish all polygamous marriages in the country?” it added.