The Uttarakhand High Court has fixed November 10 for the next hearing on a batch of petitions questioning the constitutional validity and special provisions of the state’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2025.

A division bench of Chief Justice G. Narendra and Justice Subhash Upadhyay heard the matter, with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing through video conferencing. Over half a dozen petitions have been filed so far, raising objections to various aspects of the new law.

One of the main petitions, filed by Suresh Singh Negi of Bhimtal, challenges the UCC’s provisions on live-in relationships. Negi argues that these provisions overlook the marital customs of communities such as Muslims and Parsis.

He also pointed out a key inconsistency: while the minimum marriageable age is 21

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