Individuals who are in or plan to establish live-in relationships should register under Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) once it becomes legislation. Those who do not follow the regulations would face up to six months in prison, a Rs 25,000 fine, or both.

A bill on the UCC, which proposes universal marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance rules for all residents, regardless of faith, was introduced in the uttarakhand legislature earlier today, amid cries of "Jai Shri Ram" and "Vande Mataram".

According to the proposed law, those under the age of 21 must get parental approval and submit a declaration to the Registrar indicating whether or not they are residents of Uttarakhand.

Other rules under uttarakhand UCC:
According to the proposed UCC in uttarakhand, if people continue in a live-in relationship for more than a month without filing a statement, they might be penalized with up to three months in prison, a Rs 10,000 fine, or both.

If live-in partners omit information or make false statements in their undertaking, they would face up to three months in prison and a fine of up to Rs 25,000, or both, according to the draft UCC.

Statements from live-in partners will be transmitted to the officer in charge of a local police station. The authorities will notify the police station if the information supplied in the statement is erroneous.

According to the uttarakhand UCC, a woman who has been abandoned in a live-in relationship can approach the court and seek support. According to the UCC, a kid in a live-in relationship is considered the couple's legitimate child.

However, there are exceptions to registration of live-in relationships in Uttarakhand:

• A live-in relationship between two persons cannot be registered if the partners are in a forbidden relationship. Prohibited ties are family links that prevent people from marrying or having sexual intercourse with one another. These limits are based on degrees of consanguinity (blood-related) and, in some situations, affinity (marital relationship).

• When one of the persons is married or already has a live-in relationship.

• If at least one of the people is a minor.

• When one partner's assent was acquired by force, coercion, undue influence, deception, or fraud.

How to terminate a live-in relationship:
To dissolve a live-in relationship, both partners or any of them, must file a termination statement to the Registrar in the jurisdiction where such residents usually dwell. A partner who wishes to stop the live-in relationship should provide a copy of the termination statement to his or her partner.
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SIBY JEYYA

07/02/2024 06:19 AM