UCC draft is ready and will be submitted to the government soon, says committee

From gender equality to elimination of arbitrariness and discrimination, from uniform laws on property rights to adoption rules, the draft of Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand state has taken all these aspects into account, said retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, on Friday. Justice Desai, who is heading the UCC committee formed by the state, also confirmed that the draft of the Uniform Civil Code is ready and is at a printing stage after which it will be submitted to the state government.

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Addressing the media, justice Desai said, “It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the drafting of the proposed uniform civil code for Uttarakhand is now complete. “The report of the committee along with the draft code would soon be printed and submitted to the government of Uttarakhand.”