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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicUttarakhand UCC

Topic: Uttarakhand UCC

Uttarakhand govt defends UCC—‘marriage among close relatives should be prohibited in civilised society’

State was responding to PIL by petitioners Almasuddin Siddiqui and Ikram, who said UCC violated fundamental rights of Muslims & other citizens as guaranteed under the Constitution.

Is UCC a state issue or a national one? Uttarakhand vs the Constitution

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

‘UCC will never be a secular law,’ says panelist during discussion on constitutional principles at JLF

4 panellists participated in a session on democracy & equality. They warned that fundamental rights remain 'constrained by the state power' & said India is a democracy 'in retreat'.

Uttarakhand to implement UCC today, first state to bring uniformity in all personal civil laws

Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement a UCC, aiming to simplify and standardize personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance.

Uttarakhand UCC regulating live-in relationships has a positive side too

With regard to divorce, the UCC brings in provisions that penalise extrajudicial divorce modes—including talaq-us-sunnat, talaq-i-biddat, khula, maba'arat, and zihar.

UCC was debated more in the Constituent Assembly than in Uttarakhand. Why it’s a problem

Contrary to popular perception, Uttarakhand will not be the first, but the second state in the country with a UCC.

Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge SC verdict on alimony, Uttarakhand UCC

Supreme Court ruling on 10 July held that Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all married women, including Muslims, allowing them to claim maintenance from their husbands.

Uttarakhand UCC doesn’t protect wives in polygamous marriages

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code fails to make itself modern by reinforcing the colonial provision for restitution of conjugal rights—the requirement to cohabit with one’s partner on court's order.

Uttarakhand UCC intrudes unnecessarily into private lives. Just adds to the legal burden

UUCC's criminalisation of failure to register live-in relationships and various customary religious practices will particularly impact interfaith and inter-caste couples.

Uttarakhand UCC a confused attempt at reshuffling succession in Hindu law. It will be chaotic

The UUCC is a missed chance for the state to have undertaken the task of actually reforming and streamlining the law of succession for Hindus while aligning it with modern socio-legal realites.

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Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.