in Uttarakhand Assembly on Tuesday uniform civil code (UCC) Bill was introduced. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented it in the House. The ‘Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand-2024’ bill, introduced on the second day of the special session of the Assembly called to pass the UCC Bill, provides for uniform law on subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, property for all citizens irrespective of religion and community. Is proposed. Let us know what else is special in the bill.
Ban on polygamy, Halala banned
The UCC Bill prohibits polygamy and states that a citizen cannot marry a second time while one spouse is alive. In the bill, along with banning the practice of ‘Halala’ prevalent in the Muslim community for a divorced wife, it has been declared a criminal act and a provision for punishment has been made for it.
Cannot take divorce after one year of marriage
Special provisions regarding divorce have been made in the UCC Bill presented in the Uttarakhand Assembly. In which, except in some special circumstances, no divorce petition will be presented in the court until the period of one year has not been completed.
Three months jail and fine of Rs 10,000 for not reporting ‘live-in’
The bill proposes to make it mandatory for live-in couples to give official information and give inheritance to the children of the couples like biological children. The bill said that if information about living-in is not given within a month, a punishment of three months’ imprisonment or a fine of Rs 10,000 or both will be effective. In this regard, a provision for punishment has also been made for giving wrong information.
Live-in woman will have to pay alimony if she leaves
If a live-in woman is left by her husband, she can claim maintenance from him.
Scheduled Tribes were kept out of the scope of UCC
The most special thing about the UCC Bill presented in the Uttarakhand Assembly is that the Scheduled Tribes residing in the state have been kept out of its scope.
Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country to implement UCC
After the enactment of the law, Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to implement UCC after independence. UCC has been in force in Goa since the days of Portuguese rule. Enacting an Act on UCC and implementing it in the state was one of the major promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the public during the 2022 assembly elections. After creating history by winning for the second consecutive time in Uttarakhand, which came into existence in the year 2000, after assuming power in March 2022, in the first meeting of the cabinet, the BJP had approved the formation of an expert committee to prepare the draft of the UCC.