August 22, 2024 10:36 AM
To prevent underage marriages, Assam govt approves bill to abolish Muslim Marriages, Divorce Registration Act & Rules
In Assam, the Cabinet approved a bill yesterday to abolish the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules of 1935, which allowed underage marriages under specific conditions. Earlier this year, the state Cabinet decided to abolish the Act, and yesterday's meeting auth...