The Supreme Court today extended its interim order, maintaining the stay on directives from BJP-governed states that required eateries along Kanwar Yatra routes to display owner and staff details. The opposition criticized these directives as divisive, discriminatory against Muslims. The court promised an early hearing and expressed disapproval of the Uttar Pradesh government’s failure to comply with its order.
Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code, signed into law on March 13 by President Droupadi Murmu, introduces standardized regulations for marriage, divorce, and property inheritance. This milestone legislation marks the state’s progressive shift towards legal harmonization, prohibiting polygamy and ‘halala’ while empowering women with specific divorce rights. Other BJP-governed states like Gujarat and Assam are showing interest in similar reforms.