State government will issue a new circular on Muslim marriages as the previous circular issued by Local Administrative Department Principal Secretary kicked up a row in Kerala. The government will not withdraw previous circular.
The new circular will be issued in order to prevent misusing the first order of Local Administration Department. The new circular is expected to give strict orders for the secretaries of local self government to prevent child-marriages.
Earlier, an official circular kicked up a row as it directs secretaries of civic bodies to register marriages of Muslim girls and men who have not attained the mandatory age limit of 18 and 21 respectively on production of a certificate from the religious regulatory institution. The circular was issued by Local Administration Department Principal Secretary.
The pro-Left women and cultural organisations have come out against the circular, which, they said, would push the state to medieval ages.
Those who sternly oppose the circular hold that it is against the very spirit of the Constitution and violated a Supreme Court order which had fixed specific age limit for marriages. According to lawyers, any executive order which is against the statutory law, can be challenged in court.
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