"Indian state wants to govern live-in relationships"

[DrLeftover]

Moving in with your partner in India's picturesque Himalayan state of Uttarakhand may soon require informing authorities and complying with a new law regulating "live-in" relationships.

This key proposal within the state's expansive Uniform Civil Code (UCC) - designed to establish a unified personal law for all residents, regardless of religion, sex, gender, and sexual orientation - has garnered more attention than the entire law itself since it was tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. A common law has been one of the original promises of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also rules Uttarakhand.

Unmarried couples living together is still frowned upon in most parts of India, where these relationships are commonly referred to as "live-in".

Under the proposal, partners - the law specifies a man and a woman - must submit a live-in relationship statement to the registrar, who conducts a summary inquiry within 30 days. During this investigation, the partners might be asked to "supply additional information or evidence" if necessary. The registrar also forwards live-in relationship statements to the local police and informs parents if either partner is under 21.

Uttarakhand UCC: Indian state wants to govern live-in relationships

Uttarakhand's proposed law requires unmarried cohabiting couples to notify officials about their relationship.

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At least parts of India don't have "freedom" and "liberty".

 

[MrDawn]

At least parts of India don't have "freedom" and "liberty".

I'm not surprised by this. Most of India's constitution is based off of the Bhagavad Gita.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government attaches supreme value to the Constitution, which is inspired by the ancient holy scripture Bhagavad Gita. The senior BJP leader said that the Modi government had repealed several British-era laws and passed several new legislations like the ban on triple talaq, the safety of women and the prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act etc.

Indias Constitution is inspired by Bhagavad Gita: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The original copy of the Constitution has images of Hindu gods and goddesses and historical figures like Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Mahavir Jain among others.

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