<P> After the passing of the Hindu Code bill , the personal laws in India had two major areas of application : the common Indian citizens and the Muslim community , whose laws were kept away from any reforms . The frequent conflict between secular and religious authorities over the issue of uniform civil code eventually decreased , until the 1985 Shah Bano case . Bano was a 73 - year - old woman who sought maintenance from her husband , Muhammad Ahmad Khan . He had divorced her after 40 years of marriage by triple Talaaq ( saying `` I divorce thee '' three times ) and denied her regular maintenance ; this sort of unilateral divorce was permitted under the Muslim Personal Law . She was initially granted maintenance by the verdict of a local court in 1980 . Khan , a lawyer himself , challenged this decision , taking it to the Supreme court , saying that he had fulfilled all his obligations under Islamic law . The Supreme court ruled in her favour in 1985 under the `` maintenance of wives , children and parents '' provision ( Section 125 ) of the All India Criminal Code , which applied to all citizens irrespective of religion . It further recommended that a uniform civil code be set up . Besides her case , two other Muslim women had previously received maintenance under the Criminal code in 1979 and 1980 . </P>
<P> After the passing of the Hindu Code bill , the personal laws in India had two major areas of application : the common Indian citizens and the Muslim community , whose laws were kept away from any reforms . The frequent conflict between secular and religious authorities over the issue of uniform civil code eventually decreased , until the 1985 Shah Bano case . Bano was a 73 - year - old woman who sought maintenance from her husband , Muhammad Ahmad Khan . He had divorced her after 40 years of marriage by triple Talaaq ( saying `` I divorce thee '' three times ) and denied her regular maintenance ; this sort of unilateral divorce was permitted under the Muslim Personal Law . She was initially granted maintenance by the verdict of a local court in 1980 . Khan , a lawyer himself , challenged this decision , taking it to the Supreme court , saying that he had fulfilled all his obligations under Islamic law . The Supreme court ruled in her favour in 1985 under the `` maintenance of wives , children and parents '' provision ( Section 125 ) of the All India Criminal Code , which applied to all citizens irrespective of religion . It further recommended that a uniform civil code be set up . Besides her case , two other Muslim women had previously received maintenance under the Criminal code in 1979 and 1980 . </P>
the uniform civil code was discussed at length in the case of
the uniform civil code was discussed at length in the case of
Shah Bano
Shah Bano