Uttarakhand will be implementing the Uniform Civil Code on Monday, making it the first state in independent India to put into effect such a law. According to the state’s chief minister Pushkar Singh ...

The Uttarakhand Governor, Gurmit Singh, has sent back two key legislative bills, including amendments to the Uniform Civil Code and anti-conversion laws, citing typographical mistakes.

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...