Uttarakhand UCC: While some young women say the concept of polygamy in Muslim Personal Law is misunderstood, others question why the Uniform Civil Code Bill is being viewed only from the Muslim lens as it would affect Adivasis and Hindus too
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill proposes a common law on marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand, excluding the Scheduled Tribes. It stipulates registration of live-in relationships in the state and imprisonment of three months for failure to do so within a month