The issue of the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code mentioned in the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India has, of late, become a matter of high-pitched debate. There is a view that the ball was set rolling by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 27 in Bhopal where he underscored the need for a UCC. The matter has assumed a new dimension because the 22nd Law Commission recently requested the members of the public and religious organisations to share their opinions on a UCC within a month.