Feb-6, The Uniform Civil Code Bill will be tabled in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on Tuesday during the ongoing special session chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami after the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC on Sunday. The Uniform Civil Code establishes the laws for all local governments in the state.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Monday said, that the Uniform Civil Code is currently being consulted and considered by the Law Commission of India. “This is not just a center’s issue. The framers of the Constitution were already discussing this when the Constitution was drafted…Now this issue has been taken up by the Law Commission of India. It is being considered and is in the process of consultation. States can fix or improve the issue, and the Goa government is already working on the UCC. The Uttarakhand government has agreed to this in the Cabinet and the Law Commission We will notify you as soon as we receive the report.” Customary laws found in various faiths and tribes apply.
Uniform Civil Code’s purpose is to uniformly regulate matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and maintenance uniformly. In the Constitution, it is part of the non-justiciable Directive Principles of State Policy. Ahead of state elections in February 2022, Dhami said accepting the UCC would be the first decision of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government if elected.