Assam ‘paves way for Uniform Civil Code’, scraps Muslim Marriage Act

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₹2 lakh for Muslim Marriage Registrars to support their rehabilitation following the repeal of the Act. As reported by the Indian Express citing, state Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said it was “a colonial act and a very important step in the journey towards a Uniform Civil Code in the state." Additionally, the government cited the obsolescence of the pre-Independence British-era law, which was originally formulated for the Province of Assam, as the primary reason for its repeal.

“Registration of marriages and divorces is not mandatory as per the Act and the machinery of registration is informal, leaving a lot of scope for non-compliance of extant norms," the state government noted. Meanwhile, 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 said.