Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill: UCC seeks to establish a unified legal framework applicable to all religious communities in India, covering aspects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and more. Rooted in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, it aims to eliminate the influence of religion on law.
If UCC is implemented, BJP-ruled Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt it. A UCC has been operational in Goa since the days of the Portuguese rule.
Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code report submitted to the state government by the UCC panel. The Bill on the same will now be presented in the Assembly for passage as the session begins on February 5.
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Uttarakhand had constituted a panel on the Uniform Civil Code under Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai on May 27, 2022. The UCC was promised to the people of the state in the run-up to the 2022 assembly polls in Uttarakhand.
Congress leader and former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat said the UCC issue is being hyped because the BJP government in the state has no concrete achievements to talk about.
The BJP had vowed to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand in the run-up to the Assembly polls in 2022. The UCC Bill will be presented in the Assembly session, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced.
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The BJP had vowed to implement Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand in the run up to the state Assembly polls in 2022. The final report of the UCC Committee will be presented to the government on February 2.
Sadhvi Ritambhara, who appeared in India TV's show Aap Ki Adalat, demanded that the government should implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) otherwise demography imbalance will take place in the society.
Sadhvi Ritambhara shared her thoughts about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due to be held in April-May this year, in India TV's 'Aap Ki Adalat' show. She also spoke about UCC, population control law among other issues.
Congress and several other opposition parties opposed the UCC saying a diverse country like India does not need Uniform Civil Code. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the UCC is not required in the country and criticised the BJP for promising to implement the controversial proposed law.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the draft on Uniform Civil Code will be submitted to the Uttarakhand government soon by the expert committee.
The tenure was extended by four months, which is the third extension given to the panel whose tenure was to end on September 27. The committee was supposed to submit a draft of the UCC to the Uttarakhand government by the end of June this year.
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There was no official word on the agenda of the session which will be held days after the G20 Summit in the national capital on September 9 and 10.
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UCC means having a common law for all citizens of the country that is not based on religion. Personal laws and laws related to inheritance, adoption and succession are likely to be covered by a common code.
UCC took centre-stage in the country's political scene after Prime Minister spoke about its need while addressing a gathering recently in Madhya Pradesh.
Addressing the question on the modalities of the UCC, the Law Minister said that since the commission is currently holding consultations, “the question of modalities does not accrue at this stage”.
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