What will change after repeal of Assam Muslim marriage, divorce registration law?
The assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, was authorised for repeal by the assam Cabinet on Friday. The action will assist the administration in preventing underage weddings in the state, according to a post made on X by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The historic assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act was repealed by the assam government on february 23. The terms of this act permitted marriage registration even in cases where the bride and groom had not attained the legally mandated ages of 18 and 21, respectively. With this action, Assam's ban on underage weddings takes a major step closer to reality," the speaker stated.
The historic assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act was repealed by the assam government on february 23. The terms of this act permitted marriage registration even in cases where the bride and groom had not attained the legally mandated ages of 18 and 21, respectively. With this action, Assam's ban on underage weddings takes a major step closer to reality," the speaker stated.
The administration explained its decision to abolish the legislation by stating that it is not required by law to register weddings or divorces. It further said that there is a great deal of room for norm non-compliance due to the informal registration apparatus. "As per provisions of the Act, there remains scope for registering marriages of intended persons below 21 years (for males) and 18 years (for females) and there is hardly any monitoring for implementation of the Act," the state government stated to ANI.