NCPCR writes to Rajasthan CM over marriage registration bill
New Delhi Sep 25 PTI The NCPCR has written to the Rajasthan chief ministers office expressing apprehensions over the Registration of Marriages Amendment Bill 2021 saying it legitimises child marriages The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in its letter said the Section 8 of the amendment bill provides for registration of child marriages through marriage registration officers of the place where they have been residing for more than 30 days The commission feared the enactment of the bill may have a serious impact on the physical psychological and social state of the minors and their education It asked the government to reconsider the bill and review it in accordance with the law and welfare of the children in the state The bill states that the marriage between the bridegroom who has not completed 21 years and the bride who has not completed 18 years of age could be registered by the parents or guardians within the 30 days of the marriage the NCPCR said in the letter on Friday The commission said the bill legitimises child marriages in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Assembly had last week passed the bill amending a 2009 Act The bill has fomented a considerable controversy eliciting even a public interest litigation over the legitimacy of the said section PTI UZM VN SNE
New Delhi Sep 25 PTI The NCPCR has written to the Rajasthan chief ministers office expressing apprehensions over the Registration of Marriages Amendment Bill 2021 saying it legitimises child marriages The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in its letter said the Section 8 of the amendment bill provides for registration of child marriages through marriage registration officers of the place where they have been residing for more than 30 days The commission feared the enactment of the bill may have a serious impact on the physical psychological and social state of the minors and their education It asked the government to reconsider the bill and review it in accordance with the law and welfare of the children in the state The bill states that the marriage between the bridegroom who has not completed 21 years and the bride who has not completed 18 years of age could be registered by the parents or guardians within the 30 days of the marriage the NCPCR said in the letter on Friday The commission said the bill legitimises child marriages in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Assembly had last week passed the bill amending a 2009 Act The bill has fomented a considerable controversy eliciting even a public interest litigation over the legitimacy of the said section PTI UZM VN SNE
