New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Former Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol on Wednesday stated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the need of the hour to uniformise the law, acknowledging that while there can be differing views on the subject, a central civil code should be there.

He was addressing the gathering at the National Legal Dialogue on Article 44 and UCC. The dialogue was organised by an organisation named Bharat Collective Foundation.

Justice Karol also hailed the State of Bihar for its social bonding and for its secularism, saying, " If you want to see secularism or Article 44, you must visit Bihar. Every community worships on Chhat Pooja irrespective of their caste."

He also emphasised the need for having a centralised Unifor...