The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand has introduced a controversial set of regulations that require live-in couples ...

A 5-member committee under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai has been constituted to prepare the ...

This move follows Uttarakhand’s landmark rollout of UCC on January 27, making it the first state in India to implement the ...

A state-level UCC raises a constitutional question on Article 44, which suggests the code ought to have a national character.

Uttarakhand became the first state since India's independence to implement the Uniform Civil Code, which came into effect on ...

The legal step—the first by an Indian state—aims to standardise personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance, live-ins and ...

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced setting up a 5-member panel to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) proposal ...

The Uttarakhand state government clarified that a religious certificate is necessary only for live-in relationships ...

Uttarakhand’s new law mandates registration for live-in relationships, granting equal property rights to children born from ...

The UCC includes a special provision for defence personnel known as a "privileged will," which can be expressed in writing or ...

In a historic and bold move, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced the formation of a five-member committee to ...

Couples in Uttarakhand in a live-in relationship will now have to register themselves with the government by submitting their ...