Panaji, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court expressed regret for making no attempts to design a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for citizens the nation although the Court has encouraged the move. The Apex court noted that Goa is a "shining example" as it has a UCC related to all, irrespective of religion "except while protecting certain limited rights."
The Supreme Court of India pronounced the idiosyncratic verdict. A bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose in its 31 page ruling pronounced that the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 shall govern rights of succession and inheritance in respect of properties of a Goan domicile situated anywhere in the country.
The PCC is applicable to the State of Goa in many spheres. As per the code, a Musli...