NEWS DESK, 27th JANUARY
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been implemented in Uttarakhand starting today, making it the first state in India to put this law into effect. Aimed at standardising personal laws across all religions, the UCC has sparked both support and opposition since its inception.
The UCC Act of Uttarakhand governs and regulates the laws relating to marriage and divorce, succession, live-in relationships and related matters. It sets equal marriageable age for men and women, grounds of divorce and procedures across all religions, and bans polygamy and ‘halala’.
“Uniform Civil Code has been fully implemented in Uttarakhand from this very moment and the constitutional and civil rights of all the citizens of the state of Uttarakhand have become equal and from this very moment, women of all religions have got equal rights,” Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
CM Dhami also launched a rules manual for the UCC and a portal for applications from the CM’s camp office in Dehradun on Monday.
