10-06-2025
Advocates oppose UCC registry changes
Dehradun: Advocates affiliated with the Dehradun Bar Association (DBA) staged a protest against the
Uniform Civil Code
(UCC) guidelines, asserting that the new regulations undermine their role in property registration processes.
The Uttarakhand Bar Council backed the DBA's stance and called upon other district bar associations across the state to join the protest against the UCC's registration-related provisions.
On Tuesday morning, around 100 lawyers marched to the state secretariat and submitted a memorandum addressed to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the law department secretary.
DBA president Advocate Manmohan Kandpal said, "We submitted a memorandum to govt, seeking a reversal of the decision to conduct registrations online through common service centres, which purportedly affects income of junior advocates."
Kandpal further pointed out that the UCC's implementation has introduced new rules for the registration of wills, marriages, and divorces that, he claimed, conflict with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908.
"Now that common service centres have been authorised to handle the registration of sale deeds, contracts, donations, and other legal documents, the relevance of the Registration Act, 1908, stands diminished. We are not against the UCC, but this provision adversely impacts advocates' livelihoods, particularly junior lawyers, who already have limited opportunities to sustain their practice. Our protest will continue until the government listens to our concerns," he added.
The association warned that if their demands are not addressed within seven days, they will initiate a broader protest movement, seeking support from political parties and the general public.
