The Uttarakhand government has filed a 78-page affidavit in the Nainital High Court saying that a few provisions of rules under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) were amended, mentioning that the actions were taken to protect the privacy of live-in couples.

The affidavit noted that several conditions related to the registration of marriage and live-in relationships would be removed, allowing individuals to voluntarily register their relationship or marriage, including the elimination of Aadhaar and community certificates for the registration.

The government argued that these changes were aimed at safeguarding privacy and giving greater freedom to citizens in relationships. Meanwhile, the petitioners who had challenged the UCC rules said these changes were made only to distract the people from

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