New Delhi

The Law Ministry has told the Supreme Court that enacting a law on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) requires wider consultation and this issue will be placed before the Law Commission of India when it is constituted.

Putting forth its stand on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the UCC, the Law Ministry said the court cannot direct Parliament to frame or enact any law, as was sought in the petition.

The Centre sought the dismissal of a bunch of PILs seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country.

The ministry said that to have legislation or not is a policy decision and the court cannot give any direction to the executive.

In a written response, the ministry said: "It is submitted that, the present writ petition is not maintainable in the eye of law since the petitioner, inter alia, seeking direction against the Union of India to remove the anomalies in the ground of divorce and make Uniform Civil Code."

The ministry's response came on a PIL by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking uniformity in the personal laws regulating marriage divorce, maintenance and alimony.

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The ministry said, "This is a matter of policy for the elected representatives of the people to decide and no direction in this regard can be issued by the court. It is for the legislature to enact or not to enact a piece of legislation."