 bill no 24 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 by shri bhartruhari mahtab, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015short title and commencement(2)  it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint52  after article 14 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 14a''14a  the state shall not discriminate in the matters of personal laws, including but not limited to laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, guardianship, adoption and maintenance, on the ground of religion"state not to discriminate in the matters of personal laws on the ground of religion3  article 44 of the constitution shall be omittedomission of article 44 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsarticle 44 of the constitution, in mild diction, persuades the state to secure a uniform civil code for all the citizens however, despite the fact that a common civil code is considered a desired objective by the very organic law of the country, any semblance of consensus on the issue has eluded us during the sixty-five years of the working of the constitution as a result, different civil laws prevail for different religious communitiesironically, the constitution also comprises the principle of equity and equality before law, which, among other things, prohibits the state from discriminating against citizens on the ground of religion in order to establish equality before law in its true sense, it is necessary that all citizens are subjected to the same civil laws irrespective of their religious persuasionsthe bill, therefore, seeks to insert a new article 14a with a view to provide that the state shall not discriminate in the matters of personal laws on the ground of religion the bill also seeks to omit article 44 of the constitutionhence this billnew delhi;bhartruhari mahtabnovember 19, 2014 annexure extract from the constitution of india      44 the state shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of indiauniform civil code for the citizens      ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri bhartruhari mahtab, mp)gmgipmrnd—4328ls(s-3)—19022015