With reference to the Uniform Civil Code Bill recently passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, consider the following statements:
- The Bill provides for compulsory registration of live-in relationships and excludes Scheduled Tribes from its applicability.
- The Bill grants legal recognition to same-sex marriages and Civil unions on par with heterosexual marriages.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Gujarat's UCC Bill makes registration of live-in relationships compulsory and fully exempts Scheduled Tribes, so statement 1 is correct. The Bill, modelled on Uttarakhand's UCC, retains a heteronormative framework and does not recognise same-sex marriages or civil unions, which makes statement 2 wrong.