Uttarakhand UCC pits vulnerable young couples against the might of the state

The provisions for live in relationships infantilise young adults till age 21 and allow a patriarchal and paternalistic state and society to dictate what ought to be an intensely personal decision on whether their relationship should be private or public.

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