Uttarakhand Set To Become First State To Implement UCC On January 27
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will also launch the UCC portal on the same day at 12:30 pm at the State Secretariat.
Uniform Civil Code: Uttarakhand is set to become the first state in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), on January 27, a move that has stirred political debates and national attention.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will also launch the UCC portal on the same day at 12:30 pm at the Secretariat. Uttarakhand will be the first state in independent India to implement UCC, said officials.
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The Uttarakhand government already implemented the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, establishing a streamlined framework for the creation and cancellation of wills and supplementary documents, known as codicils, under testamentary succession.
Taking to X, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that all the necessary preparations have been completed to implement UCC, which includes approval of the rules of the Act and training of the concerned officials.
“UCC will bring uniformity in the society and ensure equal rights and responsibilities for all citizens. The Uniform Civil Code is just an offering made by our state in the great yagya being done by the Prime Minister to make the country a developed, organized, harmonious and self-reliant nation," he added.
प्रिय प्रदेशवासियों,राज्य में 27 जनवरी 2025 से समान नागरिक संहिता (यूसीसी) लागू की जाएगी, जिससे उत्तराखंड स्वतंत्र भारत का पहला राज्य बनेगा जहां यह कानून प्रभावी होगा।
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The state government notified on Wednesday the UCC which contains clarity of legal provisions for marital conditions and protection of individual rights and social harmony, an official statement read.
According to the state government, this act applies to the entire area of the state of Uttarakhand and is also effective on the residents of the state living outside Uttarakhand.
The law applies to all residents of Uttarakhand, except Scheduled Tribes and protected authority-empowered persons and communities.
This Act does not apply to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) notified under Article 342 and Article 366 (25) of the Constitution and protected authority-empowered persons and communities under Part XXI have also been excluded from its purview.
To streamline and simplify the legal processes related to marriage, a public welfare system promoting the protection of individual rights and social harmony has been provided in the Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 of Uttarakhand, the statement added.
Under this, marriage can be solemnised only between those parties, none of whom has a living spouse, both are mentally capable of giving legal permission, the man should have completed at least 21 years of age and the woman 18 years of age and they should not be in the ambit of prohibited relationships.
Marriage rituals can be performed in any form under religious customs or legal provisions, but it is mandatory to register marriages taking place after the implementation of the Act within 60 days.
Whereas marriages taking place from March 26, 2010, to the implementation of the Act will have to be registered within 6 months. Those who have already registered as per the prescribed standards, although they are not required to register again, will still have to acknowledge the registration done earlier.
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