Three rooms have been allotted on the first floor of the Writers’ Buildings as the designated office for the committee drafting the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for Bengal
The nine-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai held its first meeting on Sept 3 in New Delhi. Nearly 12 marriage acts will be replaced by a single unified act focusing on gender equality and being religion-neutral in the proposed UCC of Bengal. A source revealed that the second meeting of the UCC committee will take place in this office. There will be a designated email ID and a website will be launched as well. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata Stay updated with the latest Kolkata news.
A state govt official said, “The designated office for the UCC committee is in the judicial department. “Some members will be physically present, while others will attend the meeting virtually,” an official said, adding that launching the website and other matters like deciding upon the workforce such as IT and research team are likely to be discussed in the meeting on Monday. Public hearings will also be held across five divisions in the state — Presidency, Burdwan, Midnapore, Malda and Jalpaiguri,” said the official. He had said that everyone’s suggestions will be considered and he hoped that the work will be completed quickly. That is my job, done through the cabinet,” Adhikari had said previously.
Kolkata : Three rooms have been allotted on the first floor of the Writers’ Buildings as the designated office for the committee drafting the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for Bengal. Three rooms have been allotted for them on the first floor. Among the three rooms, a large room will be used for conferences and meetings, another room is for the officials, IT and research team and the third room is for the members. An official shared that people will be able to submit hard copies of public representations at this office after the public notice inviting representation is out. “Those representations will be processed and documented here. There is likely to be an option of Google Form through which people can submit their opinions. The purpose is to reach out and collect as many public representations as possible. “Once I receive the report, if they say that the UCC can be implemented, then I will bring it to the Assembly. The UCC of Bengal will replace religion-specific personal laws with a single, unified legal framework governing marriage, divorce, maintenance, succession and guardianship for all communities. The Scheduled Tribes are not within the ambit of the proposed UCC. This proposed act will not interfere in the matter of culture, dress and other rituals. Download the TOI App.
CM Suvendu Adhikari earlier stated that Bengal will be the third state to implement UCC after Uttarakhand and Gujarat. The second meeting of the panel — its first in Kolkata — will take place at Writers’ Buildings on Monday.