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Uttarakhand becomes first state to pass Uniform Civil Code Bill

Despite opposition calls for scrutiny, the bill is set to make Uttarakhand the first state post-independence to implement such comprehensive legislation.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, which may serve as template for other BJP-run states to enact similar legislation.

The Bill was introduced in the Assembly a day earlier and the opposition had suggested that it should be sent to a select committee of the House first.

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Once the Bill gets the governor's consent, Uttarakhand will become the first state after independence to get a common law on marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance for all citizens, irrespective of their religion.

—PTI

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