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

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

Uttarakhand becomes the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code. The UCC portal, launched by CM Pushkar ...

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

With several states indicating that they’ll follow Uttarakhand’s limited UCC model, it is clear the BJP has found a workable ...

The registration process also requires couples to submit proof that their relationship is permissible under marriage laws.

Uttarakhand’s notification of the Uniform Civil Code rules is being seen as a trial balloon prior to the enactment of a ...

The BJP government in Uttarakhand may have introduced independent India’s first Uniform Civil Code but legal experts are sceptical about whether it will work on ground in the hill state’s conservative ...

The state government implemented the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act to establish a streamlined framework for the creation ...

Uttarakhand has pioneered the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code on January 27, becoming India's first state to do so. A religious certificate will only be needed for live-in relationship ...