India News | Uttarakhand HC to Hear PIL Against UCC on Wednesday

Nainital, Feb 11 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court will on Wednesday hear a PIL challenging the Uniform Civil Code implemented in the state recently.

The matter will be heard by a division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Ashish Naithani.

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Bhimtal resident and former student leader Suresh Singh Negi had filed the public interest litigation (PIL) challenging various provisions of UCC, especially the ones made for live-in relationships.

The PIL also alleges that Muslim, Parsi and other ways of marriage have been disregarded in the UCC.

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Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to implement the UCC on January 27.

It was the fulfilment of a major commitment made by the BJP government to the people of the state ahead of the 2022 assembly polls which saw the party storm to power for a second consecutive term with a big mandate.

Some legal experts feel the UCC will be an infringement on people's right to privacy.

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