U’khand live-in couples can access each other’s past info

Move aims to protect couples from deceit, ensure safety

In a significant development, couples willing to get into live-in relationships in Uttarakhand can get detailed information, including past activities of their partners, before they start living together. The state government will make provisions for access to the past information of live-in partners in the rules being readied by it before the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is implemented in October.

According to officials, providing details of the past activities of the livein couples will help female partners the most, especially given their safety and security.

This move is also aimed at protecting couples from deceit and fraud. Going by the information shared by officials, the UCC, once implemented, will provide live-in couples with details of each other’s past before they decide to move ahead with their decision. State home department officials claimed that a provision has been made in the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft rules to provide detailed information about the live-in partners’ past.

The UCC incorporates mandatory registration of live-in relationships, marriages, divorces or break-ups in Uttarakhand.

Under the provision, personal information will be shared only with the couples if both file a joint application with the requisite authority or the local police station, officials said.

The information sought will be available online. The UCC draft rule committee is still working on the provision and other aspects, officials added.

With this, accessibility of information about their marriages, divorce and other past relationships will also be given online through an OTP, informed an official. Both partners will get an OTP message through their Aadhaar links.

There will also be a verification message following which information desired will be sent to the live-in couples on their mobile.

The information will be accessible explicitly to the couples.