"The chief minister said that the State Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in Uttarakhand in January 2025. The Uniform Civil Code law of Uttarakhand will give a new direction to the society by ...

To continue reading, become a subscriber. Explore our attractive subscription offers. The EPW produces independent and public-spirited scholarship and analyses of contemporary affairs every week. EPW ...

Uttarakhand becomes the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) since Independence. On January 27, 2025, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami officially rolled out the UCC ...

It is, therefore, clear that any provision under the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024, which applies to the residents of Uttarakhand, excluding tribals, would fall foul of the laws framed by ...

This belief inspired him to include revolutionary concepts like the Uniform Civil Code in the Constitution. The Chief Minister clarified that the Uttarakhand government has not just implemented a law, ...

The push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, exemplified by Uttarakhand's enactment, is framed as secular progress. However, critics argue true equality requires dismantling inequities within ...

On January 17, BJP-ruled Uttarakhand became the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code after independence. A common civil code has been in place in Goa since the Portuguese Civil Code was ...

PREMIUM There are two examples already available within the country : Goa and Uttarakhand (@pushkardhami) The foremost legal basis on which the ushering of a uniform civil code is opposed ...

The High Court of Karnataka has appealed to Parliament and state legislatures to move forward with the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC ... like Goa and Uttarakhand had taken ...

Uttarakhand is the first state in India to make it mandatory for live-in couples to register with the government under the new Uniform Civil Code.

The Karnataka High Court has urged both the Parliament and State Legislatures to make a concerted effort to enact a law that would bring about a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), emphasising its ...