CJI SA bobde led bench hears a plea seeking removal of anomalies in grounds of maintenance, alimony & divorce and to make them uniform for all citizens without discrimination on the basis of religion, race, cast, sex or place of birth
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Hearing begins
Senior Adv Pinky Anand appears for petitioner
CJI: you are appearing for the petitioner
Anand: yes (laughs)
CJI: You want personal laws to be abolished. You are not saying it but thats what will he done.
Anand: in Sarlat Mudgal case, govt had to take steps for the Uniform Civil Code
CJI: how can we encroach on personal laws like this?
CJI: How can we remove discriminatory practices without interfering in personal laws
Senior Adv Pinky Anand: In Shayara Bano you did it. Under Article 146 you had said directions given will exist till law was brought in. You have intervened in the past