Uniform Civil Code: Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has come into effect in Uttarakhand from today. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today (Monday) inaugurated the portal and rules of UCC at Chief Sevak Sadan. At the same time, notification of this law has also been issued in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has become the first such state in the country. Where Uniform Civil Code has come into force.
With the implementation of Uniform Civil Code, many things like property, polygamy, relationship and marriage in Uttarakhand will no longer be the same as before. As soon as this law is implemented, divorce law will become the same for all religions in Uttarakhand. Registration will become mandatory after marriage. Also, social practices like polygamy and Halala will be banned. Let us know what changes will happen after the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand.
Will be exempted from bequest of property
After the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand, now any person will be able to will his property. Earlier, the rules of will were also different for people of Muslim, Parsi and Christian religions. But now after the implementation of UCC, the rules will become the same for all religions.
Marriage will have to be registered
After the implementation of Uniform Civil Code, it will become mandatory for people of all religions to register their marriage in Uttarakhand. Marriage registration will have to be done within six months. Marriage registration will be done online so that no one has to visit government offices. The cut off for registration of marriages has been kept as 27 March 2010. That means registration of all marriages taking place after this date has become mandatory.
Registration of Lin-in relationship is necessary
After the implementation of Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, now the laws for live-in relationships will also change. Now parental permission will be mandatory to be in a live-in relationship in Uttarakhand. Also, the couple will have to register before this registrar. This means that now any couple will be able to live in a live-in relationship only. When he has registered it.
The Registrar will inform the parents about the registration. This entire process will be kept completely confidential. Children born during a live-in relationship will be considered legitimate. A fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed for living in a live-in relationship for more than a month without permission. A woman can also demand alimony after the end of a live-in relationship.
Equal rights of parents on property
After the implementation of UCC, after the death of any person, there is disagreement among the family members regarding his property. To eliminate this difference, laws have been made in the UCC. Under this, now his wife, children as well as his parents will have equal rights on the property of the deceased.
Children have equal rights in property
After the implementation of Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, the differences regarding property rights will completely end. Under this law, children born through natural relations or live-in relationships will have equal rights on their father’s property. Under this law, daughters of all religions will now get equal rights in their father’s property.
Halala-polygamy will be banned
After the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand, Halala and polygamy prevalent in Islam religion will be strictly banned.
Divorce will also be registered along with marriage.
Under the Honorable Citizen Act, now in Uttarakhand, like births, deaths and marriages, divorce will also have to be registered. It will be mandatory to register online through the web portal for divorce.
Marriage before 18 years is not allowed in any religion
After the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand, the laws for marriage will also become uniform. That means people of all religions will be able to marry according to their own customs and traditions. But the age of marriage will be the same in all religions. Now the minimum age of marriage for boys will be 21 years and for girls it will be 18 years. People of any religion will not be able to get married before this age.
Children of other religions cannot be adopted
After the implementation of Uniform Civil Code, people of all religions will be allowed to adopt children. But no person will now be able to adopt children of other religions.