Registration of live-in-relationship

(1) Classification of Live-in Relationship for the purpose of Registration-Based on the status of the registrants, sub-section (1) of section 381 of the Code, classifies the registration of live-in relationship in the following manner – (a) Partners already in a live-in relationship on the date of commencement of the Code. (b) Persons intending to enter into a live-in relationship on or after the date of commencement of the Code. (2) Registration of Live-in Relationship - Based on the classification of live-in relationship under sub rule (1), the registration of live-in relationship may be done in the following manner – (a) Registrants already in a live-in relationship - For registrants who are already in a live-in relationship as per clause (a) of sub rule (1) and already have a shared household, subject to the outcome of a summary inquiry, registration certificate may be issued; (b) Registrants intending to enter into a live-in relationship - For registrants intending to get into a live-in relationship as per clause (b) of sub rule (1), the following procedure is prescribed for registration- (i) To the registrants who already have an accommodation that they wish to use as a shared household and are intending to enter into a live-in relationship, whether such accommodation is jointly owned, owned by man, owned by woman, owned by parent(s), owned by other relative(s), subject to the outcome of a summary inquiry, registration certificate may be issued; (ii) To the registrants who do not have an accommodation that can be used as a shared household and are intending to enter into a live-in relationship – (a) In the first step, a provisional registration certificate may be issued as per Annexure - 32, subject to the outcome of a summary inquiry. This provisional registration certificate shall be valid up to thirty days, which may be extended by another fifteen days, to facilitate such registrants to find an accommodation to be used as their shared household; (b) In the second step, the registrants shall present the proof of the accommodation to be used as their shared household within thirty days or within forty-five days, as the case may be, from the issuance of the provisional registration certificate, and subject to the outcome of a summary inquiry, the registration certificate may be issued. (3) Information to be included in the Statement of Live-in Relationship - Irrespective of the registrants belonging to any of the classes enumerated in sub rule (1) above, they will be required to furnish the following information – (a) Classification - Registrants already in a live-in relationship or intending to enter into a live-in relationship; (b) Persons required to Register their Live-in Relationship - The following persons in a live-in relationship/intending to enter into a live-in relationship are required to register their live-in relationship by submitting a statement of live-in relationship – (i) Persons staying within the territory of Uttarakhand, whether she/he/they is/are the resident(s) of Uttarakhand or not; (ii) Persons staying outside the territory of Uttarakhand but within the territory of Bharat, when one or both partner(s) is/are the resident(s) of Uttarakhand. (c) Jurisdictional Registrar – (i) For Partners already in a Live-in Relationship within the Territory of Uttarakhand - The Registrar having jurisdiction over the place of shared household; (ii) For Partners already in a Live-in Relationship outside the Territory of Uttarakhand but within the Territory of Bharat where one or both Registrant(s) is/are Resident of Uttarakhand - The Registrar having jurisdiction over the place of permanent address of either the man or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand; (iii) For persons intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship within the territory of Uttarakhand - The Registrar having jurisdiction over the place of accommodation that they wish to use as a shared household; (iv) For persons intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship staying outside the Territory of Uttarakhand but within the Territory of Bharat where one or both the Registrant(s) is/are Resident of Uttarakhand - The Registrar having jurisdiction over the place of permanent address of the man or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand. (d) Details of the Shared Household/Accommodation to be used as a Shared Household – (i) For registrants already in a live-in relationship, the address of the shared household whether within the territory of Uttarakhand or outside the territory of Uttarakhand but within the territory of Bharat; (ii) For registrants intending to enter into a live-in relationship and already having an accommodation to be used as a shared household, the address of the same and whether such shared household is jointly owned, owned by man, owned by woman, owned by parent(s), owned by other relative(s); (iii) For registrants intending to enter into a live-in relationship who have been issued a provisional registration certificate and now have a rented accommodation to be used as a shared household, the address of the same and the tenant verification number. (e) Details of the Registrants - Aadhaar numbers; Names; Dates of Birth; Nationalities; Category (General/SC/ OBC /Others); Mobile numbers linked with Aadhaar and alternate mobile numbers; Email ids; Present & permanent addresses; and Proof(s) of residency (wherever applicable); (f) Type of Guardianship – Parent(s) or Legal Guardian(s); (g) Previous Relationship Status - (i) Whether a registrant has a history of marital or live-in relationship and, if so, whether the registrant concerned is/was a Divorcee; a Widow(er); had Marriage annulled; had Live-in Relationship Terminated and/or whether live-in partner of the registrant has expired; (ii) Whether the registrants are related to each other and, if so, the exact relationship between the registrants and whether the relationship is within the degrees of prohibited relationship defined under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Code. (h) Selection of Police Station/Patwari Chowki having Jurisdiction over the place of Shared Household /Accommodation to be used as a Shared Household Permanent address(es) of the Registrant(s) within theterritory of Uttarakhand – (i) For Registrants already in a Live-in Relationship within the Territory of Uttarakhand - the Police Station or Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of the shared household; (ii) For Registrants already in a Live-in Relationship outside the Territory of Uttarakhand where one or both the Registrant(s) is/are Resident(s) of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of the permanent address of the man and/or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand; (iii) For Registrants intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship within the Territory of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of accommodation to be used as their shared household; (iv) For Registrants intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship outside the Territory of Uttarakhand where one or both the Registrant(s) is/are Resident(s) of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of the permanent address of the man and/or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand. (i) Details of Children, if any – (i) For a child belonging to one or both Registrant(s) from a date prior to the current Live-in Relationship - Name; Gender and Date of birth/adoption; (ii) For a child belonging to both Registrants jointly of current Live-in Relationship - Name; Gender and Date of birth/adoption. (j) Supporting Documents - For supporting the information to be furnished under clauses (a) to (i) above, copies of the following documents need to be provided/uploaded – Resident(s) of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of the permanent address of the man and/or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand; (iii) For Registrants intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship within the Territory of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of accommodation to be used as their shared household; (iv) For Registrants intending to enter into a Live-in Relationship outside the Territory of Uttarakhand where one or both the Registrant(s) is/are Resident(s) of Uttarakhand - the Police Station/Patwari Chowki having jurisdiction over the place of the permanent address of the man and/or the woman within the territory of Uttarakhand. (i) Details of Children, if any – (i) For a child belonging to one or both Registrant(s) from a date prior to the current Live-in Relationship - Name; Gender and Date of birth/adoption; (ii) For a child belonging to both Registrants jointly of current Live-in Relationship - Name; Gender and Date of birth/adoption. (j) Supporting Documents - For supporting the information to be furnished under clauses (a) to (i) above, copies of the following documents need to be provided/uploaded – (i) Proof of Age of the Registrants - Birth certificate or PAN card or Passport or Transfer/School leaving/Matriculation Certificate or Policy Bond issued by the public Life insurance corporations/Companies having the DOB of the holder of the insurance policy or Copy of an extract of the service record of the applicant (only in respect of Government servants) or Pay Pension Order (in respect of retired Government Servants), duly attested/certified by the officer/in-charge of the Administration of the concerned Ministry /Department of the applicant or Election Photo Identity Card or Driving License; (ii) Proof(s) of Residency – Any one of the following – (a) Domicile certificate(s) or permanent resident certificate(s); (b) Certificate(s) from employer or other documentary proof of employment in case the registrant(s) claim(s) to be employee(s) of Central/State Government or their undertakings/entities; (c) For residents claiming to be living in Uttarakhand for one year or more, at least one year old electricity/water bill or relevant extracts of Passport or rent agreement along with at least one year old tenant verification certificate; or (d) For residents claiming to be beneficiaries of a State/Central Government sponsored scheme implemented in the State, the beneficiary card or the beneficiary number or any other valid document supporting the claim, issued by Central/State Government; (iii) Proof of Nationality other than Indian (wherever applicable), if one of the registrants is governed by the Code/Rules and the other is a Foreign National - Full address in the country of origin and extracts of Passport; (iv) Proof of Child - Birth/adoption certificate of the child; (v) Proof of previous History of Relationship - In case a registrant intending to enter into a live-in relationship has a history of marital or live-in relationship prior to the onset of the current live-in relationship – (a) Final Decree of Divorce; Final Decree of Nullity of Marriage; Death Certificate of Spouse; Certificate of Terminated Live-in Relationship, as the case may be; (b) If marriage was dissolved before commencement of the Code under customary laws, the proof of such dissolution of marriage. (vi) Proof of permissibility of Marriage between the Registrants if they are within the Degrees of Prohibited Relationship - A certificate issued by an official of a religious leader/community head or official of a religious/community body concerned that the customs & usage governing the registrants permit marriage between them. A format of the requisite certificate is prescribed in Annexure – 27; (vii) Proof of Shared Household – (a) In case the Shared Household or the Accommodation to be used as a Shared Household is Rented - Full name of the owner; Mobile number of the owner; a copy of rent agreement; tenant verification number and a copy of the last Water/ Electricity Bill, issued by the Utility Company or the Resident Welfare Association; (b) In case the Shared Household or the Accommodation to be used as a Shared Household is Owned by the Registrant(s) or by Relative(s) of the Registrant(s) - Owner's name and relationship with the registrant(s); Mobile number of the owner if not owned by both or either of the registrant(s) and a copy of the last Water/Electricity Bill, issued by the Utility Company or the Resident Welfare Association. (4) Additional Information relating to the Registrants if any one of them is below the Age of 21 years - Name of the Parents or Legal Guardian(s); Mobile numbers of the Parents or Legal Guardian(s) linked with Aadhaar; Parent's or Legal Guardian's(s') address(es) as per Aadhaar and Email id of the Parents or Legal Guardian(s). (5) Additional Information if the Partners are already in a Live-in Relationship- Date of entering into the live-in relationship. (6) Process for Submitting a Statement for Registering a Live-in Relationship - The registrants who are in a live-in relationship or are intending to enter into a live-in relationship may register either by following the online registration process or through the offline registration process. (7) Procedure for Online Submission of a Statement for Registration of Live-in Relationship - Registrants may submit the statement for registration of live-in relationship either themselves or with the help of any agency/agencies as determined by the State Government through notification from time to time for which the agency/agencies may charge a service fee, as determined by the State Government. In both cases the following procedure shall be followed – (a) Visit and follow the step-by-step procedure prescribed in the official Web- portal of Code, i.e., www.ucc.uk.gov.in or download the Mobile App and follow the step-by-step procedure as prescribed; (b) The first step for online registration of live-in relationship shall be one-time signing-up for which one of the registrants shall be required to enter her/his Aadhaar number. An OTP will be received on the mobile number linked with the Aadhaar number, which will then need to be entered so as to complete the process of verification. For all future processes, the Aadhaar number will be the user identification number for the registrant; (c) For submitting a statement, one of the registrants shall be required to login through the Aadhaar number which will be verified each time following the process mentioned in clause (b) above; (d) The Web-portal/Mobile App shall be so designed that after logging in, the registrants are guided in a step-by-step manner to either enter the requisite information or select one of the options from a menu of choices or upload a copy of a document. Before logging in, the registrants are advised to keep the information required under sub rules (3), (4) and (5) of rule 15 readily available with them so that the submission of memorandum takes place smoothly; (e) If one of the registrants is a foreign national, the statement cannot be submitted through the online registration process until the foreign national gets an Aadhaar Card issued. (8) Procedure for Offline Submission of a Statement for Registration of Live-in Relationship – (a) For offline registration, the registrants, may present the statement of live-in relationship in the format prescribed in Form - 3 along with the supporting documents to the Registrar concerned. The registrant(s) may find out the jurisdictional Registrar by visiting the official Web-portal of the Code, i.e., www.ucc.uk.gov.in or through the Mobile App; (b) For submission of statement through the aforesaid process, the registrants may submit the statement of live-in relationship to the Registrar concerned physically. (9) Fees for Registration of Live-in Relationship - The fees may be paid for registering live-in relationship either in cash for offline registration or through digital modes for online registration or any other mode as determined by State Government. Offline registrants shall fill in a challan as per Annexure - 28 and deposit the fee in any commercial bank and obtain a receipt of challan. Digital payments may be made through net banking, through credit or debit card, or through UPI options. The fees for different categories are as follows:- (a) For who were in a live-in relationship prior to the commencement of the Code shall be liable to pay a fee, as determined by the State Government through notification issued from time to time, at the time of submitting the statement of live-in relationship on the date of commencement of the Code; (b) Registrants intending to enter into a live-in relationship on or after the commencement of the Code shall be liable to a fee, as determined by the State Government through notification issued from time to time, at the time of submitting of intent prior to entering into the live-in relationship. (a) determined by the State Government through notification issued from time to time, at the time of submitting the statement of live-in relationship on the date of commencement of the Code; (b) Registrants intending to enter into a live-in relationship on or after the commencement of the Code shall be liable to a fee, as determined by the State Government through notification issued from time to time, at the time of submitting of intent prior to entering into the live-in relationship.