Uniform Civil Code Passed in Uttarakhand Assembly
Posted by admin on 2024-02-08 |
The
Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2024
by voice vote after a debate spanning two days with chief minister, Pushkar
Singh Dhami, terming it as a “historic moment” in the country.
Dhami
in his address before the passage of the Bill, said a very meaningful
discussion was held on UCC on Tuesday and Wednesday by both ruling and
Opposition MLAs. “Our state got the opportunity despite there being many big
states in the country. This is a historic opportunity. This is not a normal
law, but a law that will provide a common legal framework for all. I hope other
states will also table the UCC bill. I also want to thank the people of the
state on this occasion. Every person in the state must be feeling proud today.”
Dhami
said in future, if required, changes can be introduced to the UCC Bill The CM
said will the UCC will give equal rights to all without discriminating in
matters like marriage, maintenance, adoption, succession and divorce. Dhami said in future, if required, changes
can be introduced to the UCC Bill The CM said will the UCC will give equal
rights to all without discriminating in matters like marriage, maintenance,
adoption, succession and divorce. He added that Scheduled Tribes have been kept
out of the ambit of the UCC, so that those tribes and their customs can be
protected.
Uniform
Civil Code is a proposal in India that is aimed at replacing personal laws
based on religions, customs, and traditions with one common law for everyone
irrespective of religion, cast, creed, sexual orientation, and gender. The bill
seeks to make sweeping changes in the institution of marriage and relationships
of such nature. The highlight of the legislation is that it makes it compulsory
to register live-in relationships. Per the bill, live-in relationships need to
be registered within one month of the date of entering the relationship. Adults
will be required to obtain consent from their parents. The bill also imposes a
complete ban on child marriage and introduces a uniform process for divorce.
The Code provides equal rights to women of all religions in their ancestral
property. The bill has fixed the minimum age for marriage in all communities --
18 for women, 21 for men. The registration of marriage is mandatory for all
religions. Unions without registration will be deemed to be invalid.
