Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday introduced that his authorities will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after Uttarakhand and Gujarat. While chatting with the reporters, Sarma asserted, “Uttarakhand and Gujarat will bring UCC first. Assam will follow them with some additions. I’m waiting to see Uttarkahand’s UCC Bill. We will bring a similar bill. In Assam, the tribal community will be exempted under the ambit of the UCC.”
Uttarakhand Cabinet approves selections taken by UCC skilled panel
The Uttarakhand authorities on December 23, 2023 permitted the selections taken thus far by an skilled panel drafting a Uniform Civil Code for the state. The Cabinet permitted the selections of the drafting committee throughout a gathering on Friday chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Secretary SS Sandhu informed reporters.
The committee — headed by retired Supreme Court choose Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai — is prone to submit the draft to the state authorities in January, following which the method to implement it’ll start. The committee was shaped in May 2022.
UCC in Gujarat
The BJP-led Gujarat authorities has been additionally working to implement UCC within the state. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi had, in October 2022, introduced forming a committee for implementing the Uniform Civil Code within the state.
Law Commission obtained 46 lakh responses on Uniform Civil Code
The Law Commission acquired practically 46 lakh responses until July 2023 because the fee appealed to folks to present their opinion on the controversial proposed regulation. On June 14, the Law Commission initiated a contemporary session course of on the Uniform Civil Code by searching for views from stakeholders, together with public and recognised spiritual organisations, on the politically delicate difficulty.
Earlier, the twenty first Law Commission, the time period of which resulted in August 2018, examined the problem and solicited the views of all stakeholders on two events. Subsequently, a session paper on “Reforms of Family Law” was issued in August 2018.
“Since more than three years have lapsed from the date of issuance of the said consultation paper, bearing in mind the relevance and importance of the subject and also the various court orders on the subject, the 22nd Law Commission of India considered it expedient to deliberate afresh over the subject,” the panel had mentioned in a ‘public discover’.
