President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday signed Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) invoice into law. This got here after greater than a month when the invoice was handed by the Uttarakhand Assembly on February 7. The invoice was introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with an purpose to determine uniform marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance legal guidelines for all residents no matter their faith.
Key highlights of the law:
The Uniform Civil Cide comprises the legal guidelines regarding marriage, divorce, succession, live-in relationships, and associated issues. The Uniform Civil Code law makes it obligatory for live-in relationships to be registered beneath the law.
The law additionally imposes an entire ban on youngster marriage and introduces a uniform course of for divorce. The Code supplies equal rights to ladies of all religions of their ancestral property. As per the UCC law, the age for marriage can be 18 for ladies and 21 for males in all communities. Marriage registration is necessary in all religions and marriages with out registration can be invalid. No divorce petition can be allowed to be filed after one 12 months of marriage.
Highlighting the ceremonies for marriage, the UCC law famous that marriage could also be solemnised or contracted between a person and a lady in accordance with non secular beliefs, practices, customary rites and ceremonies, together with however not restricted to “Saptapadt”, “Ashirvad”, “Nikah”, “Holy Union,” and “Anand Karaj” beneath the Anand Marriage Act 1909, in addition to beneath, however not restricted to, The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937.
9-member committee ready the UCC draft
A nine-member committee headed by a former chief secretary was set as much as put together a draft of guidelines regarding procedures, designation of competent degree authorities for straightforward implementation of the provisions of the UCC law. Uttarakhand is the primary state in India to enact the uniform civil code law which additionally covers live-in relationships. Chief Minister Dhami has emphasised the importance of the Uniform Civil Code, stating that it will guarantee equality for all people with none bias in issues equivalent to marriage, upkeep, inheritance, and divorce.
