Wednesday, 07 February 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The comprehensive draft of the bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday seeks to implement a law which governs and regulates the laws relating to marriage and divorce, succession, live-in relationships and civil issues in the State of Uttarakhand. The draft of the bill clearly mentions at the onset that the UCC will not be applicable to the Scheduled Tribes. The draft of the bill is divided into two parts, the first part deals with marriage and divorce while the second part is about succession.
The first part dealing with marriage and divorce is subdivided into chapters in conditions for solemnising marriages, registration of marriage and divorce, judicial separation and nullity of marriage and divorce. The bill mandates that 21 years and 18 years will be the minimum age of marriage for men and women respectively and it will be applicable on all the religions. Similarly, the procedure of divorce, adoption, succession and maintenance will be similar for all the residents of the State.
