Office Memorandum No. 1905/2025/ED of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 13th May, 2025 on the administration of a family settlement [C1A-2Y2]

No. 1905/2025/ED

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 13th May, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

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

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand on the manner in which the administration of a family settlement by trustees of a family settlement is to be regulated under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024.

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 V to the Registrar of Marriages within fourteen days, accompanied by a fee of fifty rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the administration of a family settlement is undertaken, and the Registrar of Marriages shall dispose of it within fourteen days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand.

(Secretary to Government)