DEHRADUN, Feb. 7 -- The Uttarakhand legislative assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code bill on Wednesday (February 07).

The Uniform Civil Code bill aims to replace the religious personal laws that govern marriage, relationship, inheritance among other issues.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the state's assembly on Tuesday (February 06).

Notably, Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to have a law on the Uniform Civil Code.

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "This law is of equality, uniformity and equal rights. There were many doubts regarding this but the two-day discussion in the assembly clarified everything."

He said: "This law is not against anyone. It is for the women who have ...