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Following the lead of Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) federal government in Gujarat has actually likewise launched the procedure to execute the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday revealed the development of a board to prepare the draft of Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
If Gujarat carries out the UCC, it will certainly end up being the 2nd state after Uttarakhand to bring it– both the states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Goa has actually had the UCC considering that the start as the legislation was presented there by the Portuguese early american leader and was proceeded after its merging withIndia The Goan UCC is likewise essentially in the union area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Patel revealed that a five-member board, chaired by previous Supreme Court court Ranjana Desai, would certainly prepare the draft of UCC and send the record in 45 days. Previously, Desai had actually chaired the board that prepared the UCC draft for Uttarakhand.
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The idea behind the UCC is to have same civil laws for everyone irrespective of their religion. Currently, civil affairs are governed by religious-specific laws. Critics of the arrangements have said that some personal laws are unfair to certain sections, such as women, and there needs to be rationalisation. However, critics of the UCC have said that standardisation could harm the customs of communities.
Moreover, in case of the Uttarakhand UCC, there has been criticism of certain provisions, such as the mandatory registration of live-in relationships. If live-in partners do not register themselves with the authorities, they face a fine and even jail. Critics have said that the provision has essentially criminalised live-in relationships.
