Couples choose live-in relationships to avoid the rigmarole of marriage. Uttarakhand UCC brings down the full weight of harassment on this choice. It attacks fundamental personal freedoms
“The law is an ass,” wrote Charles Dickens in his classic Oliver Twist. It’s hard to recollect an instance when this has been more true than now, with the notification of rules under Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code, particularly those regarding live-in relationships.