Supreme Court of India

Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar

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Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 25 October 2007

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we direct the States and the Central Government to take the following steps: (i) The procedure for registration should be notified by respective States within three months from today.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950; Entries 5 and 30 of List 111, Seventh Schedule: Compulsory registration of marriage-Direction to States, Union c I Territories and Central Government to make necessary amendment in existing Rules-Central Government also directed to enact a comprehensive 'statute-Reporting of compliance by some States and Union Territories-Held: States and Union Territories who have not complied with the directions given by this Court are directed to comply with the directions forthwith.

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