Uttarakhand’s implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) aims to simplify and standardize personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance. The UCC applies to all residents of Uttarakhand, except Scheduled Tribes and protected authority-empowered persons and communities. The proposed UCC Bill requires live-in relationships to be registered within a month, with adults needing parental consent to enter such relationships.
Uttarakhand’s UCC Act requires couples in live-in relationships to register with the government, both when starting and ending the relationship. Failure to register can lead to a jail term of up to six months. This rule applies to Uttarakhand residents, regardless of where they live in India.
The newly implemented Rules, effective January 2, detail the required documentation for registering a live-in relationship, which can be done online or offline. To register a live-in relationship under UCC, couples must comply with several requirements, including:
Registrar can issue notices to individuals to register their live-in relationships under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). He or she must conduct a summary inquiry into the documents’ validity and inform the parents or legal guardians if the individuals are under 21.
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Uttarakhand UCC rules for live-in: How to register, documents needed…
