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Marriage Registrations Will Be Mandatory in Karnataka

  •   Fri, Jan 08 2010 09:34:17 AM

Marriage Registrations Will Be Mandatory in Karnataka

Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Jan 8: The state government has given a thrust to the task of affecting amendments to the Karnataka Marriages (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976, aimed at making it mandatory for all the marriages held in the state, irrespective of the religious affiliations of the concerned, to be registered. It is expected that the amendments will come into effect from April 1, 2010.

The departments of women and child welfare, law, and revenue, have been involved with the drafting and fine-tuning of the proposed amendments. Once finalized and passed, the ammendments will be implemented by the department of registration.

It is expected that the ammendments will also make it obligatory for the couples which have already married, to register their marriages within a specified period, after the ammended act comes into force. At present, registration of marriages is not compulsory. However, in the recent past, there has been a considerable rise in the number of marriage registrations, as evidenced by the fact that in the year 2008-09, about 43,000 marriages had been registered in the state, as against 39,000 during the previous year. The revenue department sources claim that during the first six months of this year, over 29,000 couples had registered their marriages in the state.

The state government has taken up this task, after receiving instructions for the same from the union government. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court had recently suggested to the central government to consider making marriage registrations compulsory in view of some legal problems faced by those who failed to register their marriages. Women and child welfare department minister, P M Narendraswamy, clarified that marriage registrations will help the women to easily approach the courts to assert their rights against the injustices if any they suffer, after their marriages.

There is however, ambiguity on the desirability of making non-registration of marriages an offence, as opinions on the same stand divided as of now.

  

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  • Mr. K.S.Periyawamy. Advocate , Bangalore

    Fri, Feb 26 2010

    Women and Child Welfare Department Minister, P M Narendraswamy, is made to mislead the Apex Court and General Public particularly the Women Folk, through your net works and not in other net works i.e. Press/TV.

    However, in the above related issue, I have filed a Second Appeal before the Karnataka Information Commission, which has been posted for hearing on 04-03-2010 @ 3.30 p.m. due notice has been served to the Respondents by the Hon’ble Karnataka Information Commission.

    The Hon’ble Karnataka Information Commission will gives his suitable directions and orders to the Authority and which will expose many things about the non implementation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India Order and Misleading by way of Affidavits/ Statements filed by the authority on behalf of the Government of Karnataka before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
    By: Mr. K.S.Periyaswamy,Advocate, bangalore

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  • Mr. K.S.Periyaswamy, Advocate, Bangalore

    Fri, Jan 15 2010

    Appeal to under Section 19

    (1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 By: Regd. Speed Post To: Dr. B.S.Yeddyurappa, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001. 1. Name & Address of the Appellant. Mr. K.S.Periyaswamy, M.A., LL.B., Advocate, No. 599, First Cross, Domlur Layout, Bangalore – 560 071. [Phone: 9844119343]

    2. Name of Authority from whom Information Sought. Shri S. Suresh Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Law and Justice, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore-560 001.

    3. Date of submission of the request [copy enclosed] The RTI Application dated 07-12-2009, sent by Speed Post delivered by the Postal Authorities On: 08-12-2009. Copy enclosed.

    5. Date of Reply, if any, received from Authority. No Reply Received 6. Brief facts leading to Appeal. Information Sought in Respect of Legislation for Compulsory Registration of All Marriages in the State of Karnataka, on the direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Judgment dated 14-02-2006 in Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar, reported in (2006) 2 Supreme Court Cases 578 The Hon’ble Minister failed in his part to dispose my Application U/s. 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005. 7. The Relief Sought: The Information which sought by the Appellant was not provided [Under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005] as on this date. Hence this Appeal before your office for direction to the Hon’ble Minister of Law and Justice, Government of Karnataka to furnish the Information forthwith sought by the Appellant in his RTI Application, dated 07-12-2009. Note: Please inform me through Regd. / Speed Post the date and time of hearing of my Appeal, well in advance to enable me to make it convenient. Place: Bangalore Date : 15-01-2010 Signature of the Appellant “If you don’t ask, you don’t get.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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  • nazima ayyub, udupi(goa)

    Sat, Jan 09 2010

    I appreciate k'taka govt. for implementing this Act and especially making it mandatory for all religions it will really help the marraiges.

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  • Harold D'cunha, mangalore, India

    Sat, Jan 09 2010

    Very good move by the BJP govt. The dependency of religious priests should be reduced and State should come first than religion. Also under aged marriage should be punished.

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Sat, Jan 09 2010

    Birth, death and marriage are very impotant events to be recorded, and they must be registed with the State auhority.

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  • javeed Ahmed, Dubai

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    This is really a good step taken by the governament. Yes any marriages which belongs any of the relegion no matter to be registered. I appreciate this act.

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  • Shridhara Achar, Puttur/Bangalore

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    This was long overdue. Just like birth certificate, marriage certificate should be made mandatory wherever necessary. That is why registration of all marriages should be made compulsory irrespective of religion.

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  • Arun CK, Mangalore/Dubai

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    I suggest the next step should be from centrel & state Govt should seriously think about inplementing family planning rules before population explodes. people as a responsible citizens should also support the move.

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  • Antony Dsouza, Mangalore / Sharjah

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    It is good judgement the court as up held, yes as mentioned above some regigions allow many marriages, it will be easy for the girl who indends to get married to a boy to find out from the registras office as to how many times the boy has been married and who she be happy with if at all she decides to get married, same sands good for the boy too.

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  • Prasanna Ravi, Landlinks Township, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    Very good suggestion of the Supreme Court. Some religion they can marry many times whenever they want. So how can they register and with whom they register their mariage? Lot of confusion. Save god. Supreme court suggest for BIRTH CONTROL ALSO.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 08 2010

    This was in my mind for a long time. Kudos to the govt. of BJP The marriage certificate should be produced, like birth certificate, where ever the need arise. The parents & the marriage conducting priest of under-aged marriages should be punished by the court of law.

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