The Uttarakhand High Court has questioned the state government’s willingness to amend the Uniform Civil Code, addressing privacy concerns in live-in relationship provisions outlined in a challenging PIL.
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government if it is open to making changes in the recently implemented Uniform Civil Code (UCC). A division bench of Justices Manoj Tiwari and Ashish Naithani raised this question while hearing a PIL challenging UCC provisions related to live-in relationships.
The PIL argues that the registration forms for live-in relationships violate the privacy of couples by requiring extensive personal details. Petitioners claim that police stations having such information could lead to domiciliary visits, disrupting privacy.
The court clarified that the police, as a state machinery, is not authorized to harass individuals in such relationships.
Another controversial provision requires a woman to declare her pregnancy status in order to terminate a live-in relationship. The petitioners have challenged this, stating it infringes upon personal freedom.
During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared via video conferencing. The high court has previously granted six weeks for the Centre and state government to respond to similar petitions.
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All petitions challenging UCC provisions have been clubbed together, and the matter will be heard again on April 1. The court’s query about possible amendments to UCC has now put the state government in the spotlight regarding the future of these controversial provisions.
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