India's Supreme Court has given the federal and state governments three months to enact legislation making it compulsory to register all marriages.The court said the public's views would be invited on the new legislation.
Under the proposed changes, proof of a traditional religious marriage ceremony would not be sufficient.
Supporters of the move say it will curb crimes such as bigamy and marriage without consent. Critics say the state is interfering and the law unnecessary.
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I think before legislating, there is a burden on the legislators to show numbers pointing to the size and importance of the problem. I dont know if marriage without consent is a problem. I would be interested in finding out the magnitude of this problem and the sections of the society where the problem is concentrated , because it definitely is not prevalent all across.
On the other hand, maybe this does empower women in cities to say ... NO when they stand before the registrar.
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