Compulsory Registration Of Marriages

Assam's main Opposition party the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) today said it will consider going to court against the Himanta Biswa Sarma government's decision to ensure mandatory registration of marriage and divorce of Muslims.

The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people.

The introduction of the Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorce bill in the Assam assembly today was accompanied by massive protests by the Opposition parties.

In a significant move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that his government will introduce a bill for the compulsory government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the upcoming Autumn assembly session.

Describing as a "worrisome trend" the "rising" cases of fraudulent marriages between NRIs and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with the situation and compulsory registration of such alliances.

A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.

The Delhi government assured the High Court that it would examine and pass appropriate instructions with regards to the registration of Muslim marriages under the Compulsory Marriage Order

A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.

Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union.

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that the coastal state's government was mulling making HIV tests mandatory before the registration of marriages.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet's approval to a proposal making registration of all marriages, including the Nikaah, mandatory has been largely welcomed by Muslim organisations in the state.

Batting for making registration of marriages compulsory, the Law Commission today said this will help prevent "marriage fraud" and protect women often denied the status of a wife due to absence of matrimonial records.

The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to make registration of marriages, irrespective of religion, compulsory in Uttar Pradesh.

Registration of marriage within 60 days of tying the nuptial knot will soon be made mandatory in the national capital and its non-compliance will attract a fine of Rs 1,000.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which makes it mandatory to register all marriages, irrespective of religion.

Assam's main Opposition party the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) today said it will consider going to court against the Himanta Biswa Sarma government's decision to ensure mandatory registration of marriage and divorce of Muslims.

The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people.

The introduction of the Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorce bill in the Assam assembly today was accompanied by massive protests by the Opposition parties.

In a significant move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that his government will introduce a bill for the compulsory government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the upcoming Autumn assembly session.

Describing as a "worrisome trend" the "rising" cases of fraudulent marriages between NRIs and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with the situation and compulsory registration of such alliances.

A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.

The Delhi government assured the High Court that it would examine and pass appropriate instructions with regards to the registration of Muslim marriages under the Compulsory Marriage Order

A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.

Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union.

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that the coastal state's government was mulling making HIV tests mandatory before the registration of marriages.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet's approval to a proposal making registration of all marriages, including the Nikaah, mandatory has been largely welcomed by Muslim organisations in the state.

Batting for making registration of marriages compulsory, the Law Commission today said this will help prevent "marriage fraud" and protect women often denied the status of a wife due to absence of matrimonial records.

The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to make registration of marriages, irrespective of religion, compulsory in Uttar Pradesh.

Registration of marriage within 60 days of tying the nuptial knot will soon be made mandatory in the national capital and its non-compliance will attract a fine of Rs 1,000.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which makes it mandatory to register all marriages, irrespective of religion.