Uttarakhand HC to hear petitions on Constitutional validity of UCC on November 10

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....ttarakhand HC to hear petitions on Constitutional validity of UCC on November 10<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 15-10-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Nainital, Oct 15 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court has scheduled a hearing for November 10 on various petitions challenging the constitutional validity and special provisions of the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2025. The case was heard by a division bench of Chief Just....

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....ice G. Narendra and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, with Solicitor Tushar Mehta appearing through video conferencing. Over half a dozen petitions have been filed in the High Court against various aspects of the UCC. One petition, filed by Suresh Singh Negi of Bhimtal, challenges provisions related to live-in relationships, arguing that it overlooks the marital customs of communities like Muslims and....

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.... Parsis. Negi's petition also highlights a discrepancy, stating that while the minimum age for marriage is 21 for men and 18 for women, the minimum age for a live-in relationship under the UCC is set at 18 years for both parties. Almasuddin Siddiqui, a Dehradun resident, has also challenged these provisions. Other petitions focus on the ease of dissolving live-in relationships with a simple ....

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....written request to the registrar, allowing a 15-day dissolution process, while formal marriages require a judicial process that can take years and include maintenance obligations. The petitioners argue that this provision could encourage people to opt for live-in relationships over marriage due to the ease of separation. The court will continue its examination of these petitions on November 10....

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