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Complexity of prenuptial agreements in India: Why Goa is the only outlier

Persons "domiciled in Goa" are governed by the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867, which is a Uniform Civil Code for the state and pertains to marriage, divorce, protection of children, and succession

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UCC has vote, support, blessings of state people: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

The Chief Minister further said that just as the holy ganges emerges from Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, in the same manner, the UCC bill has also emerged from the state

TMS Ep627: Uniform Civil Code, insurtech, markets, CAR-T cell therapy

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Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill Explained

Pushkar Singh Dhami-led govt has tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill 2024 in Uttarakhand's legislative assembly. Here's what UCC aims to do

Equal rights

Uttarakhand's UCC needed more thought

Explained: How Uniform Civil Code will impact marriage, adoption, inheritance

The UCC has provisions to protect the rights of women in matters of marriage and divorce, empowering them to assert their legal rights more effectively.

Uttarakhand Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill during special session

The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, which may serve as template for other BJP-run states to enact similar legislation. The Bill was introduced in the assembly a day earlier and the opposition had suggested that it should be sent to a select committee of the House first. Once the Bill gets the governor's consent, Uttarakhand will become the first state after independence to get a common law on marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance for all citizens, irrespective of their religion.

'Nothing but a Hindu code for all': Owaisi slams Uniform Civil Code

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Union Civil Code Bill forces Muslims to follow the culture of other religions

UCC bill to be referred to select committee: Oppn in U'khand Assembly

The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of the House. Opposition legislators said they are not opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill but its provisions need to be examined in detail so that its flaws could be removed before its passage. Restarting the debate in the House, Congress member from Kichcha, Tilak Raj Behar, said Article 44 of the Constitution which is the basis of the bill talks about the UCC in the context of the whole country and not just one state. "We are not opposing the bill or its passage, but it should be referred to a select committee of the House before it is passed," he said. Pointing out a contradiction in the bill, Congress MLA from Jaspur, Adesh Singh Chauhan, said the bill leaves the tribal population out of its ambit but at the same time states that it will apply to the whole of the state. "If it .

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Uttarakhand's UCC Bill: Live-in couples must register or face jail term

Any child born of such a relationship shall be considered legitimate

Decoded: Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill covers live-in relationships

Legal framework encompassing marriage, divorce, property, inheritance laws does not apply to tribal communities

UCC bill tabled in U'khand Assembly, live-in relationships to be registered

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday tabled the Uniform Civil Code bill in the state assembly, which when passed will be the first such legislation to be implemented in any state after Independence. The bill proposes a common law on marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand, excluding the Scheduled Tribes. The bill stipulates registration of live-in relationships in the state and imprisonment of three months for failure to do so within a month. Any child born out of such a relationship will be considered legitimate. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand, 2024 bill was tabled in the House by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who in a symbolic gesture, entered the assembly with a copy of the original Constitution. Treasury benches welcomed the tabling of the bill with thumping of desks and chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", "Vande Mataram" and "Jai Shri Ram". The original list of business for the day said t

'Not against Uniform Civil Code': Congress on UCC in Uttarakhand Assembly

The Pushkar Singh Dhami government tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly today

Uttarakhand CM Dhami tables Bill on Uniform Civil Code in state Assembly

The ongoing special four-day session of the assembly began on Monday.

UCC bill in U'khand assembly today, CM Dhami calls it 'moment of pride'

On Sunday, the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC, which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state

Uttarakhand special Assembly session on Uniform Civil Code begins

A session of the Uttarakhand Assembly convened especially to bring a legislation on the Uniform Civil Code began here on Monday. Before the start of the session, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be "for the good of all sections" and there is no need to worry as he urged members of other parties to debate the bill in the House in a positive manner. It will help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas, Sab ka Prayas, Sab ka Vishwas' and 'Ek Bharat, Sreshtha Bharat', he told reporters. "Not only Uttarakhand but the entire country was waiting for the UCC. The wait is coming to an end on Tuesday when it will be tabled in the state assembly. The whole country will be watching how the bill is brought in the House here and passed," Dhami said. The UCC will be presented in the House on Tuesday, followed by a debate on it. On the first day of the session, tributes were paid to sitting and former MLAs who passed aw

In consultation with Law Commission: Arjun Meghwal on Uniform Civil Code

Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Assembly session will begin on Monday in Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun, at 11 am

UCC draft gets Uttarakhand Cabinet nod on eve of special Assembly session

The final draft of the Uniform Civil Code was approved by the Uttarakhand Cabinet here, paving the way for its tabling in the state Assembly whose special four-day session begins here on Monday. The Cabinet passed the UCC draft at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his official residence on Sunday. The final draft of the UCC running into 740 pages in four volumes was submitted to Dhami here on Friday by a five-member panel headed by retired judge of the Supreme Court Ranjana Prakash Desai. The special session of the Assembly has been convened especially to pass the legislation on the UCC. The approval by the state cabinet was necessary for its introduction in the House.