8Photo© thehindu.comPanel Submits Uniform Civil Code Draft To Uttarakhand Chief Minister
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A state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami here.
The draft was handed over to the chief minister by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
The UCC will provide a legal framework for a uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in the state.
“ Committee has given us the date of February 2, when they would submit their draft [on UCC] to us. After that, the formalities that are needed to make it law will be taken up. A meeting of the state…
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