Amendment of Anand Marriage Act

On the other hand, in accordance with to the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar, reported in AIR 2006 SC 1158, most of the State Governments and Union territory Administrations are taking needed measures to make all marriages compulsorily registered in their respective States/ territories irrespective of religious denominations.

 

Replying to the question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is applicable to Hindus, Sikhs, Budhist, Jains and other persons who are not Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews.

 

Section 8 of the act hence covers the registration of Sikh Marriages within its ambit and that secluding Sikhs from other categories of person may invite similar demands from other religious denominations. Such would go against the directive principle contained in article 44 of the Constitution. Hence, no separate legislation for registration of Sikh marriages is considered necessary. 

 

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