SynopsisUttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after Goa, which brings a common set of laws to all the citizens of India regardless of their religion.

The Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, effective in Uttarakhand, reforms personal rights laws, affecting marriage, divorce, and inheritance. It mandates marriage registration, regulates Wills, and offers ...

Uniform laws that empower women will be the common thread binding the nation in oneness and uphold the constitutional spirit ...

Surekha Dangwal clarifies that Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code mandates the registration of marriages, divorces, and live-in relationships but is unrelated to domicile status. Aimed at preserving ...

Uttarakhand’s notification of the Uniform Civil Code rules is being seen as a trial balloon prior to the enactment of a ...

The Uniform Civil Code is a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens. Currently, such personal affairs of different religious and tribal groups are ...

Professor Surekha Dangwal, member of the expert committee that drafted the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code and VC of Doon ...

In its campaign for the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, the BJP had mainly targeted Muslim personal law, arguing that it discriminated against women as it allows Muslim men to practice polygamy ...

Following the formation of the committee, its approval will be given by the cabinet. Then the Gujarat government will table ...