Plea in Gauhati High Court against Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act

An earlier 1935 law allowed the registration of Muslim marriages through qazis. The 2024 law replaced it with a new system of government registration. It also sought to address concerns of child marriage, polygamy etc.
Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act 2024
Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act 2024
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The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Assam government to a plea challenging the legality of the recently-enacted Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024 [All Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registrar and Kazi Association v. State of Assam and Ors].

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