After the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, it will not be easy to marry anyone. The UCC Act mentions 74 such relationships with which neither Nikah nor can they be with them in live-in relation. If you do this, then Maulanas/priests have to tell about this. At the same time, the registrar will also have to inform that he should decide whether the relationship is against public morality or not. If the relationship is found against the rules, the registration will be canceled.
In which relationships cannot be married
In which relationships under UCC have been legally prohibited, you can understand it from the list below. This list states which women and women will not be able to marry which men and women will not marry after the UCC is implemented.
| No men will be able to marry these women | No woman will be able to marry these men |
| Sister | Brother |
| NIece | Nephew |
| Niece | Nephew |
| Aunt | Uncle/tau |
| Cousin sister | Cousin brother |
| Fufery sister | Cousin bhai |
| Cousin sister | Maternal cousin |
| My sister | Natin’s son -in -law |
| Mother | Father |
| Step mother | Step father |
| Maternal grandmother | Grandfather |
| Step granny | Step -grandfather |
| Parnani | Pardaada |
| Step -gap | Step -grandfather |
| Mother’s grandmother | Paranana (father’s maternal grandfather) |
| Mother’s grandmother | Step by step |
| Grandmother | Grandfather |
| Step grandmother | Step -maternal uncle |
| Father’s grandmother | Prank |
| Father’s step grandmother | Sautela Paranana (Mother’s step Paranana) |
| Father’s furnace | Mother’s grandfather |
| Father’s stepfather | Mother’s half -grandfather |
| Pardadi | Son |
| Stepmarter | Son -in -law |
| Daughter | Grandson |
| Daughter -in -law | Son’s son -in -law |
| Natin | Grandson |
| Granddaughter | Daughter’s son -in -law |
| Grandson’s widowed daughter -in -law | Pardota |
| Pranatin | Grandson |
| Widowed widow | Son’s grandson |
| Widow of daughter’s grandson | Granddaughter |
| Son’s granddaughter | Daughter grandson |
| Pardoti | Grandson |
| Pardon widow | Natin’s son |
| Grandson | Mother’s maternal grandfather |
The marriage in all these relationships will not be considered a valid relationship under the UCC. Significantly, under the Hindu Marriage Act, these restrictions were already applicable to the majority population of the country. Now it will apply to the entire public and to every community within Uttarakhand.
What is the meaning of live-in in the UCC Act?
Explain that the live-in relationship in Uttarakhand is defined as a relationship in which a man and a woman live in a common house, which is similar to marriage. Some special rules have been made to give legal recognition to this relationship. For example, registration of live-in relationship is mandatory and it has to be done within a month. People for this 16 pages form will fill.
If the couple wishes, he can issue certificates from the heads of their community and use it for registration. During the live-in registration, applicants are asked if they fall under the category of relationships in which relations are prohibited. If they come, they are asked if they allow such marriage between their customs couples. He is then issued a certificate by the heads of the community. After this, in the next phase, the registrar has to briefly check this certificate and further decisions are taken.
UCC came into force in how many years
It is noteworthy that UCC in Uttarakhand has come into force from 27 January 2025. A lot of preparations were made in the past to implement this law in the state. On 27 May 2022, the Uttarakhand government constituted an expert committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. After this, more than 60,000 people living inside and outside the state discussed in detail in 70 different forums. Later, a report of more than 700 pages was prepared, which was submitted to the Government of Uttarakhand on 2 February 2024.
