Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav appeared before the Supreme Court collegium to address his controversial remarks on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Justice Yadav had advocated for the UCC as a means to eliminate unequal legal systems, sparking debate and prompting the Supreme Court's intervention.
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