Couples can access partners’ past info before marriage or live-in under Uttarakhand UCC

DEHRADUN: Couples planning to marry or enter a live-in relationship in Uttarakhand will be able to access information about their partners’ pasts under new provisions of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), to be implemented in the state by the end of this year. The move aims to “prevent individuals from misleading others into relationships,” officials said.
Ex-chief secretary Shatrughan Singh, who heads the nine-member panel preparing the UCC rules, said, “The information provided by an individual at the time of registering either his/her live-in relationship or marriage will be stored in our database, allowing us to refer to the facts in future.Couples will also need to inform the authorities about the termination of a marriage or live-in status.”
Singh clarified that “information will be provided in accordance with the law, and only shared with both partners when they are physically present and submit a written request.”