The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand has introduced a controversial set of regulations that require live-in couples ...

This move follows Uttarakhand’s landmark rollout of UCC on January 27, making it the first state in India to implement the ...

A 5-member committee under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai has been constituted to prepare the ...

GANDHINAGAR: BJP-led Gujarat govt announced Tuesday the formation of a five-member committee led by a retired SC judge to ...

A state-level UCC raises a constitutional question on Article 44, which suggests the code ought to have a national character.

The legal step—the first by an Indian state—aims to standardise personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance, live-ins and ...

Uttarakhand became the first state since India's independence to implement the Uniform Civil Code, which came into effect on ...

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced setting up a 5-member panel to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) proposal ...

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

The code may in the sight of its supporters be a proverbial bird in hand better than two in the bush, but it surely does not ...

Uttarakhand’s new law mandates registration for live-in relationships, granting equal property rights to children born from ...

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