SMT. SARLA MUDGAL(DEAD) vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court ruled that Article 44 of the Constitution mandates the establishment of a uniform civil code in India, emphasizing the need for a unified personal law. The Court addressed whether a Hindu husband, after converting to Islam, could validly marry again without dissolving his first marriage, concluding that such a second marriage would be invalid under Section 494 IPC, which penalizes bigamy. The Court held that the conversion was a circumvention of the law, reinforcing the necessity for legal clarity on personal laws.