Dehradun. Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement UCC (Uniform Civil Code). In such a situation, rules have been made from marriage to property sharing and live-in relationships. In this law, it has been said about the couples living in live-in relationship that they should register themselves in such a situation so that in any adverse situation, their safety can be ensured by the government. There was a lot of opposition to this. People opposing this law were initially not even believing that there is such a thing as live-in relationship and even if it does exist, then giving information about it to the government and administration and getting it registered is a violation of the right to privacy.
Since information about someone's relationship with another person is private, providing it to the government is a violation of the right to privacy. Now a couple living in a live-in relationship approached the Uttarakhand High Court with a plea for their protection. The couple told the court that they are living in a live-in relationship. In such a situation, they are repeatedly getting threats from their family members. Whereas both of us are adults and we have the full right to take decisions about our lives. In such a situation, a decision came from the Uttarakhand High Court. In which it has been mentioned that this couple should register themselves under Section 378 (1) of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code.
That means this relationship should be registered and the administration was also ordered to ensure the safety of the couple. The court said in this order that you should register your live-in relationship with the registrar within 48 hours and the administration should also ensure the safety of the couple. As per Section 378(1) of the Uniform Civil Code by the Uttarakhand government, it will be mandatory for those living in live-in relationship, whether they are residents of Uttarakhand or not, to submit the details of the live-in relationship to the concerned registrar under sub-section (1) of Section 378 in whose jurisdiction the couple lives and get their live-in relationship registered.
In such a situation, this decision of the Uttarakhand High Court is a lesson for those people who were opposing this law. It is clear from this decision of the court that there is no problem in this law and people living in live-in relationships should register and ensure their safety. By doing this, the right to privacy is not violated in any way.
