Uniform Civil Code draft for Uttarakhand ready to be submitted to govt, says panel head Ranjana Desai

The draft of the proposed Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand is complete and would soon be submitted to the State government

The draft of the proposed Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand is complete and would soon be submitted to the State government, Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai said on June 30.

Ms. Desai, who heads the committee of experts set up by the Uttarakhand government last year, said the panel has drafted the code taking into account all shades of opinions and looking into various statutes and uncodified laws, including the statutory framework in select countries.

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Besides, the Committee has tried to understand the "finer nuances" of the various customary practices that prevail in different parts of Uttarakhand.

"It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the drafting of the proposed uniform civil code for Uttarakahnd is now complete," Ms. Desai told a press conference here.

"The report of the committee along with the draft code would soon be printed and submitted to the government of Uttarakhand," she added.

The Uttarakhand government had constituted a committee of experts under retired Supreme Court judge Ms. Desai in May last year, to examine the various existing laws regulating personal civil matters of the residents of Uttarakhand and to prepare draft law or laws or suggest changes in existing laws on such subjects as marriage, divorce, property rights, succession, inheritance, adoption, maintenance, custody, and guardianship.