After independence, the country’s first Uniform Civil Code Bill, Uttarakhand 2024 has been passed in the Assembly. Let us tell you that now the bill will be sent to the President through the Governor, from where after getting the seal of approval, this law will come into force in the state. After completing all the processes, Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country to implement UCC. Today we are going to tell you how many marriages people from Hindu and Muslim communities will be able to do after the arrival of UCC.
Is the UCC bill constitutional?
There is mention of Uniform Civil Code in the Constitution of India. Let us tell you that this is discussed in Part 4 of Article 44 of the Constitution. Not only this, after the implementation of this bill, Hindu Marriage Act, Muslim Personal Law and personal laws of other religions will be abolished. All religions have to follow the same law. Let us tell you that there are many rules regarding marriage and divorce.
Marriage registration mandatory
After the implementation of the UCC Bill, registration of all marriages has been made mandatory in the state of Uttarakhand. At the same time, marriages that have already taken place will also have to be registered. However, marriage registration will be simplified at the Panchayat level in villages and body level in towns. It has been made clear in the UCC bill that if both the boy or the girl or one of them is a resident of Uttarakhand, then he will have to register the marriage. Under sub-section 1 of section 10 of marriage registration, the boy or girl should not be already married. To put it simply, you cannot marry again. The age of the boy should not be less than 21 years and the age of the girl should not be less than 18 years.
Divorce will also be registered
Divorce orders passed after the implementation of the UCC bill will have to be registered. There is a provision in this regard in sub-section 1 of section 11 of the UCC Bill. At the same time, after the decision on the divorce petition of a resident of the state passed in a court outside the state, registration will be done under sub-section 2 of Section 11. Before the UCC Bill comes into force, any divorce order passed by any court in the state will have to be registered under sub-section 3 of Section 11. Similarly, orders passed in courts outside the state will be registered under sub-section 4 of Section 11.
No divorce for 1 year
Regarding divorce, it has been said in the UCC bill that neither the husband nor the wife can apply for divorce till the period of one year of marriage. Both husband and wife have been given equal rights for divorce. At the same time, after the implementation of this law, practices like triple talaq, halala and iddat will be completely banned among Muslims.
Live in registration also
As soon as this bill becomes law, it will become necessary for people living in live-in relationship in Uttarakhand to register. Failure to do so may result in imprisonment of up to 6 months. At the same time, second marriage while the husband or wife is alive will also be considered illegal. Apart from this, it will be mandatory to register both marriage and divorce.
appointment of sub registrar
Sub-registrar will be appointed to register cases related to marriage and divorce. For this, the government will appoint a Director General at the headquarters level. The Sub Registrar will have the right to approve or reject the marriage and divorce registration file of any person. They can take this decision after examining everything. However, applicants will have the right to challenge the decision of the Sub Registrar.
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