Prior relationship details, Aadhaar card: What live-in couples must submit under Uttarakhand UCC

When Uttarakhand’s uniform civil code goes into effect on Monday, it will be mandatory for couples in live-in relationships to obtain registrations – a process that will require them to give a long list of documents to the state government. This includes their Aadhaar cards, details of previous marital relationships or live-in relationships being terminated and the name and contact of their landlord.

If they fall within the “degrees of prohibited relationships” under the state’s uniform civil code, which means if they are related by blood, they must get a certificate from a religious leader stating that they are eligible to marry.

Landlords are barred from renting their premises to couples who do not register their live-in relationships. Such couples will face imprisonment of up to three months and a fine up to Rs 10,000 under the code.

The state government also has the power to reject a plea to live in.

Scroll explains how live-in relationships are to be registered in the state.

Documentary requirements

Couples can register their relationships even if they are not yet living together but intend to. This may be done online on the newly-launched Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code services registration portal or offline, by submitting a 16-page form, along with supporting documents to the registrar for the area.

Under the code, depending on the area,…

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