Following the Uniform Civil Code's implementation, marriage registrations in Uttarakhand saw a 24-fold increase. Over 3 lakh marriages have been registered in just the first half of 2025, a ...

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Since the law came into force, public ...

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. Last week, on 9 th ...

It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...

The idea of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, replacing religious and customary laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance, is sparking debate with proponents advocating for ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

DEHRADUN: After breaking Uttarakhand’s decades-old political jinx in 2022—becoming the first party to win back-to-back mandates since the state’s creation—the BJP under Chief Minister Pushkar Singh ...

A historic step towards legal uniformity, Uttarakhand is set to become the first state in India to implement the Uniform ...

The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...

Under CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand becomes the first state to implement the UCC. This has led to a 24-fold increase in ...