The move will allow the community register their marriages and legally pursue cases of separation
The approval will allow the community register marriage and legally pursue cases of separation. The committee approved the bill during a meeting with Senator Nasreen Jalil in the chair.
NA empowers Hindus with new marriage bill
On September 26, the National Assembly passed the landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, which seeks to address key issues of the Hindu community, including matters relating to the registration of marriages, divorce and forced conversions.
The absence of a legal mechanism for registration and other aspects of marriage had been creating problems for the Hindu community, especially women and members of the marginalised lower castes in getting travel and identity documents.
Hindu marriage bill crops up on NA agenda again
Through the bill, the government aimed to institutionalise all legal rights relating to marriage. All Hindu marriages will be registered in accordance with the provisions of this act. Such registration shall take place within 15 days of a marriage.
Similarly, Hindu widows will now have the right to remarry of their own free will six months after the death of her husband, according to the provisions of the bill. The bill will also help put an end to the practice of abduction of married Hindu women.
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