What are the issues with Uttarakhands Uniform Civil Code?
The Uttarakhand assembly passed the State\u2019s Uniform Civil Code last week. Titled \u2018The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024\u2019, the Bill was one of the BJP\u2019s poll promises during the 2022 Assembly election campaign.\nAlthough its applicability is supposed to be uniform, the law exempts tribal populations, and also the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) from its purview.\nWhat\u2019s the legal history and background of this legislation? How does this law affect minority communities? And what\u2019s controversy around its provisions concerning live-in relationships?