Uttarakhand HC seeks govt reply on UCC plea: Challenges provisions including live-in-relationship and divorce

Uttarakhand HC seeks govt reply on UCC plea: Challenges provisions including live-in-relationship and divorce

Nainital: Today, the Uttarakhand High Court issued notices to the State Government and the Union of India in response to a plea challenging the recently implemented ‘Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024’. The court has given six weeks for the respondents to provide their responses. The division bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justice G. … Read more

Uttarakhand: Couples don’t need to register Live-in relationships if one partner is from ST community

Uttarakhand: Couples don’t need to register Live-in relationships if one partner is from ST community

Dehradun: Since the Scheduled Tribe community has been kept out of the ambit of the UCC in Uttarakhand, live-in couples do not need to register themselves if one of the partners belongs to the ST community. UCC draft committee member Dr. Surekha Dangwal clarified that registration of live-in relationships is not needed if both or … Read more