Uttrakhand: First To Pass The Uniform Civil Code, Post-Independence.

History in the making, hilly state of North India, Uttarakhand becomes the first state to pass The Uniform Civil Code post- Independence. The Uniform Civil Code Bill was tabled by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at? Uttarakhand’s Legislative Assembly on Feb,6,2024.

The Uniform Civil Code bill was passed in the assembly amid opposition’s demand to form a committee to review the draft bill. It was a long awaited bill, which was in talk for the last 2 years in the state. At the national level BJP led central government had tried to present UCC at the lok sabha “lower house” on multiple occasions, however they had to pull back every time due to opposition.

Mr. Dhami said, “He appreciates all the members of the assembly as today the long awaited UCC bill was passed” while repeating UCC’s commitment in the assembly.

Though Goa already had Uniform Civil Code( Portuguese Civil Code)but was implemented before India’s Independence under Portuguese rule and hasn’t been updated since its liberation in 1961.

The draft bill was formed by a five member panel committee chaired by (Retd.) Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. It took around two years during which the panel had 43 dialogues and 72 meetings to put together the whole report. The bill includes 7 schedules and 392 sections.

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