PILs seeking implementation of uniform laws on divorce, adoption, and maintenance rejected by Supreme Court
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a batch of petitions in the Supreme Court seeking gender and religion-neutral laws governing divorce, adoption, guardianship, succession/inheritance, and maintenance across India. However, the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala refused to hear the petitions, stating that these matters fall within the legislative domain. …