Muslims should be given a choice if they want to choose Uniform Civil Code (UCC) or Muslim Personal Law to settle property-related disputes, was one of the suggestions that was given to the expert committee formed by the Uttarakhand government to examine ways for the implementation of UCC in the State.
The committee had organised a public dialogue program in Delhi on Wednesday (June 14) in which the non-residential natives of Uttarakhand have suggested including a rule in the UCC draft under which the widow of martyrs should be compelled to take care of her deceased husband’s parents in case she receives the compensation from the government for the death of the soldier.
The attendees of the dialogue program gave mixed responses on topics like providing legal rights to live-in relationships and marriage rights to LGBTQ partners. The participants offered suggestions to ease the adoption and divorce laws as they claim that two are extremely time-consuming and tiring.
