Muslim Marriage Registrars

Assam Cabinet approves repeal of Act as effort to stop Muslim child marriage

The Assam Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has sanctioned the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, with the objective of curbing child marriages. The Chief Minister Sarma underscored that the existing Act permitted the registration of marriages involving individuals below...