Social Equality in a Multi - Religious Society: A Plea for Uniform Civil Code
Keywords:
Civil Code, Social EqualityAbstract
Democracy is a mere aspiration in the absence of social equality. The concept as such is of no vital significance to our people unless it serves as a means to bring about a change in the socio-economic structure of the community to cherish the ideal of social equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
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