he Mizoram Assembly on 14th February unanimously adopted an official resolution opposing any move to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country.
- Home Minister Lalchamliana moved the resolution which said “That this House unanimously resolved to oppose any steps taken or proposed to be taken for enactment of UCC in India.”
- Article 371G of the constitution, which is the byproduct of the historic Mizoram peace accord signed in 1986, states that no act of Parliament in respect of religious or social practices of the Mizos, Mizo customary law and procedure, administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Mizo customary law, ownership and transfer of land, shall apply to Mizoram unless the state legislature by a resolution so decides.
Special provisions for states in the Constitution of India
- Article 371: Governor has “special responsibility” to establish “separate development boards” for “Vidarbha, Marathwada, and the rest of Maharashtra”, and Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat.
- Article 371A (13th Amendment Act, 1962): Special provisions for Nagaland.
- Article 371B (22nd Amendment Act, 1969): Special provisions Assam tribal areas.
- Article 371C (27th Amendment Act, 1971): Special provisions for hill areas of Manipur.
- Article 371D (32nd Amendment Act, 1973; substituted by The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014): Special provisions for employment of people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- Article 371F (36th Amendment Act, 1975): Special provision for Sikkim.
- Article 371G (53rd Amendment Act, 1986): Special provisions for Mizoram.
- Article 371H (55th Amendment Act, 1986): Special provisions for Arunachal Pradesh.
- Article 371J (98th Amendment Act, 2012), Karnataka: There is a provision for a separate development board for the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
