Uniform Civil Code bill is set to be tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly today

The Uniform Civil Code Bill will be presented to the state legislative assembly on Tuesday by the administration of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The assembly’s four-day special session, which started on Monday, is when the bill will be presented. The UCC’s final draft, which suggests unified civil laws for all of the state’s communities, was approved by the Uttarakhand Cabinet on Sunday.

Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Monday that the Uniform Civil Code is in the consultation process and being reviewed by the Law Commission of India.

“This is not just the issue of the Centre; the makers of the Constitution had discussed this even when the Constitution was being made…Right now, this matter is under consideration with the Law Commission of India and is in the consultation process. The states can fix it or improve it, and the government of Goa has already worked on UCC. The Uttarakhand government has approved this in the cabinet and as soon as we get a report by the Law Commission, we will inform you…” said Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.

Earlier, the five-member committee led by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai gave the Chief Minister a draft of the UCC. All citizens, regardless of religion, will have access to a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance under the UCC.

The passage of the UCC Bill will mark the fulfillment of a major promise made by the BJP to the people of the state in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly polls.
In March 2022, the Dhami government decided to constitute a committee to prepare a draft for the UCC.