The Uttarakhand government has told the High Court that it is amending certain UCC rules, specifying that live-in relationships cannot be registered if the partners are closely related, already married or in another relationship, or if either is a minor. A 78-page affidavit in the high court has been filed by the Uttarakhand government regarding the same.
The affidavit submitted by Advocate General SN Babulkar before a division bench of Chief Justice G Narendra and Justice Subhash Upadhyay on October 15 alleges that the amendments relate to Rule 380 of the Registrar's Office, which lists the conditions under which a live-in relationship cannot be registered.
The affidavit says that these proposed changes are to improve the process for registration and termination of cohabiting relationships, lending greater clarity in sharing information with the police, and extending the appeal period for rejected applications.
The proposed amendments also include changes related to the mandatory use of Aadhaar as proof of identity in various registration and other processes.
The affidavit also said that an amendment proposes to increase the time period for applicants to challenge the registrar's decision rejecting a declaration of cohabitation from 30 days to 45 days from the date of receipt of the rejection order.
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