Standing Order No. 4058/2025 of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 9th December, 2025 on the administration of a family settlement [C18-7RA]

Standing Order No. 4058/2025

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Mines and Geology Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 9th December, 2025

STANDING ORDER

To

All Maintenance Officers,

Subject: The administration of a family settlement by trustees of a family settlement under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 (Uttarakhand Act 3 of 2024), the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Uttarakhand hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the administration of a family settlement by trustees of a family settlement.

2. The matter has been examined. Every trustee of a family settlement carrying on the administration of a family settlement shall make an application in Form VIII to the Registrar of Marriages within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.

3. The Maintenance Officer shall ensure that order of maintenance is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Registrar of Marriages within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Uttarakhand.

(Secretary to Government)