Women live-in partners to get maintenance under Gujarat's new UCC bill; 50-50 kids' liability also proposedGujarat Live-in Relationship Rules: The Gujarat cabinet has ratified the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026 Bill, which mandates the re...
19 Mar, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
UCC in Gujarat: 5-member panel to prepare draft; committee to submit report in 45 daysGujarat CM Bhupendra Patel announced a five-member panel, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, to draft the Uniform Civil ...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Uttarakhand govt notifies Uniform Civil Code, sets rules for marriage registrationUttarakhand becomes the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which standardizes personal laws related to marriage,...
23 Jan, 2025, 09.27 AM IST
Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorce actThe Assam Assembly has passed a bill to repeal a 1935 law that registered Muslim marriages and divorces. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...
29 Aug, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Assam govt tables bill to register Muslim marriages and divorcesThe Assam government on Thursday last introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims reasoning that it had...
28 Aug, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Assam govt tables bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorce actThe statement of objectives of the repealing bill states, "There remains a scope of registering marriages of persons below 21 years (in cas...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Nikah without a qazi! Assam approves new law for mandatory registration of Muslim marriages, divorcesThe Assam cabinet has approved a proposed law requiring Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government, bypassing the role ...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
"We will protest and fight if they repeal the marriage and divorce for Muslims laws," says AIUDFThe Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is set to introduce a controversial bill in the upcoming state assembly se...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Assam to bring law to mandate govt registration of Muslim marriages and divorcesThe bill aims to ensure that all marriages and divorces within the Muslim community are formally recorded and regulated by the state author...
22 Aug, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Nothing religious about UCC; not bringing it through back door: Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma said, “In UCC there are no customs, precedents. UCC does not deal with ways of worship and is not connected to one’s faith. There is ...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Assam speeds up UCC work, to repeal act on Muslim MarriageAssam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in X, "On 23.2. 2024, the Assam cabinet made a significant decision to repeal the age-old ...
24 Feb, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
Assam takes big step towards UCC, repeals Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration ActAssam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, "A very important decision has been taken in line with that. The Assam Muslim Marriage & Divorce ...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Uttarakhand House may pass Uniform Civil Code Bill on WednesdayThe Uniform Civil Code Bill, which aims to govern and regulate laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, and live-in relationships, w...
07 Feb, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Uttarakhand UCC live-in rules: Parental consent must, provisions also include jail, fine, and police inquiryThe UCC bill includes provisions for mandatory registration of live-in relationships, a complete ban on child marriage, and a uniform proce...
06 Feb, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
Marry your spouses again! 15 Kolkata couples to remarry after certificate mishapLove is in the air, but so are errors. At least 15 couples in and around Kolkata who got married during the Covid lockdown will have to "ge...
07 Aug, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Prolonging pangs of separation- Divorce Cases: File it, forget it!Divorce petitions have increased to 7,221 so far this year, from 6,494 in all of 2015, show data obtained through a Right to Information pe...
07 Dec, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Registering marriage ensures financial protection for womenAn essential document establishing the marital status of a couple, it was made mandatory by the Supreme Court, in 2006, for every couple.
05 Oct, 2015, 12.35 PM IST