Earlier this month, the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, Bill 2024, which seeks to “govern and regulate the laws related to marriage and divorce, successions, live-in relationships, and matters related thereto”, was passed in the Assembly.
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.
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.
In today's edition: Bharat Ratna for P V Narasimha Rao and Choudhary Charan Singh, and agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan; Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya review; and more