Assam govt tables bill to register Muslim marriages and divorces
Assam government on Tuesday tabled Assam compulsory Registration of Muslim marriages and Divorces bill 2024 to provide for compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in Assam and to protect the rights of married Muslim women and men.
The Assam government on Thursday last introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims reasoning that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan tabled The Assam Repealing Bill, 2024 in the Assembly to abolish The Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 and the Assam Repealing Ordinance 2024.
The object of the proposal stated the object of the Bill is to provide for compulsory registration of marriages and divorces between parties who are Muslims, within the territory of Assam. It would help in Prevention of child marriages and to ensure the minimum age of marriage for male is at 21 (twenty-one) years and for females is at 18(eighteen) years. Prevention of marriages without the consent of the parties. Check polygamy. Enabling married women to claim their rights to live in the matrimonial house, maintenance etc.
Enabling widows to claim their inheritance rights and other benefits and privileges which they are entitled to after the death of their husband. Determining men from deserting women after marriage. Strengthening the institution of marriages.
The legislation stated, «Marriage» means marriage between two Muslim persons whether contracted before
