Dehradun. Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement UCC (Uniform Civil Code). In such a situation, rules have been made from marriage to property sharing and live-in relationships. In this law, it has been said about the couples living in live-in relationship that they should get themselves registered so that in any adverse situation, their safety can be ensured by the government-administration.
There was a lot of opposition to this. People opposing this law were initially not even believing that there is such a thing as a live-in relationship and even if it does exist, giving information about it to the government and administration and getting it registered is a violation of the right to privacy because information about someone’s relationship with someone is private and thus providing it to the government is a violation of the right to privacy.
Now a couple living in a live-in relationship approached the Uttarakhand High Court with a plea for their protection. The couple told the court that they are living in a live-in relationship. In such a situation, they are repeatedly getting threats from their family members, whereas both of us are adults and we have full right to take decisions about our lives.
In such a situation, the decision came from the Uttarakhand High Court, in which it was mentioned that the couple should register themselves under Section 378 (1) of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code. That is, this relationship should be registered and the administration was also ordered to ensure the safety of the couple. The court said in this order that you should register your live-in relationship with the registrar within 48 hours and along with this the administration should ensure the safety of the couple.
As per Section 378(1) of the Uniform Civil Code by the Uttarakhand government, it shall be mandatory for persons living in live-in relationship, whether they are residents of Uttarakhand or not, to register their live-in relationship by submitting the details of the live-in relationship to the concerned registrar under sub-section (1) of Section 378 under whose jurisdiction the couple is residing.
In such a situation, this decision of the Uttarakhand High Court is a lesson for those people who were opposing this law. This decision of the court has made it clear that there is no problem in this law and people living in live-in relationships should register and ensure their safety. By doing this, the right to privacy is not violated in any way.
Tags: Uniform Civil Code, uttarakhand high court
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 20, 2024, 18:09 IST