The Uttarakhand government made waves in January this year after adopting an Uniform Civil Code — the first state to do so in independent India. Nearly 10 months later the UCC is back in news headlines as the state moves to make several key amendments. The decision came even as the High Court heard a clutch of petitions challenging the Act.

What will change?

The 78-page affidavit filed by the Uttarakhand government indicates that several provisions are being amended under the Uniform Civil Code. This includes several changes to the rules governing live-in relationships and Aadhaar-based authentication.

addressed concerns surrounding privacy by culling Aadhaar-based authentication, disclosure of children born in a live-in relationship during its termination, registrar’s authority to info

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