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Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in northern India, has become the first to pass a new law that, regardless of religion, governs the personal matters of all Indian citizens including marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance. Drafted as the “Uniform Civil Code Bill” (UCC), the law was passed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, Feb. 7. It replaces a diverse set of religious and customary laws in place since India’s independence in 1947 that applied to individuals based on their religious beliefs. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The final draft of the bill was approved on Sunday, Feb. 4, after which the bill sailed through the assembly and was sent to the

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