21.   The assembly debated proposals for a civil code and a law to give mining companies the right to exploit minerals they discover.

22.   The fact remains, however, that a uniform civil code would be a laudable objective in the long run.

23.   The first part of the civil code was adopted about a year ago after heated parliamentary debates.

24.   The court asked the federal government to file an affidavit by August indicating efforts made toward securing a common civil code for the people of India.

25.   The Justice Ministry is now working on the third part of the civil code, which will regulate intellectual rights, inheritance and international private law.

26.   The Justice Commission is reviewing a new version of the civil code, which will be followed by a new penal code.

27.   The new civil code is to take effect in two years.

28.   The uniform civil code was another slogan which we do not hear as much as we used to earlier.

29.   The uniform civil code became a powerful instrument in the hands of the Hindutva troops to irritate the Muslim population.

30.   Vajpayee said India has a uniform criminal code, and it should have the same uniformity in its civil code.