<p>The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking direction to parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim women.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said that it is for parliament to take a call on the issue and it was not in the realm of the apex court to issue a direction on this.<br /><br />Chief Justice Thakur, in a disapproving note, told senior counsel Gopal Subramaniam that if such petitions were filed without regard to the law, the court will come down very heavily.<br />The court asked why none of those who are being allegedly discriminated against have come forward for redressal.<br /><br />Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay had filed the PIL.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking direction to parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim women.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said that it is for parliament to take a call on the issue and it was not in the realm of the apex court to issue a direction on this.<br /><br />Chief Justice Thakur, in a disapproving note, told senior counsel Gopal Subramaniam that if such petitions were filed without regard to the law, the court will come down very heavily.<br />The court asked why none of those who are being allegedly discriminated against have come forward for redressal.<br /><br />Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay had filed the PIL.</p>