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Civil marriages require a certificate and at times a license, that testify that the couple is fit for marriage. A short time after they are approved in the superintendent registrar's office, a short non-religious ceremony takes place which the registrar, the couple, and two witnesses must attend; guests may also be present.
A marriage certificate (colloquially marriage lines [1]) is an official statement that two people are married. In most jurisdictions, a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage. In some jurisdictions, especially in the United States, a marriage certificate is the official record ...
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 brought reforms in the area of same-gotra marriages, which were banned prior to the act's passage. Now the Indian constitution allows any consenting adult heterosexual couple (women 18 or older and men 21 or older) from any race, religion, caste, or creed to marry.
A Bengali Muslim wedding ( Bengali: বাঙালি মুসলিম বিয়ে) is a Bengali wedding in accordance to Muslim faith. It includes rituals and ceremonies that may span up to three days maximum. In most cases, it starts with the Dekha Dekhi (promising of marriage). Then, nikah ( Muslim marriage registration) which is done ...
The only law allowing 'civil marriage', i.e. interreligious marriage is the age old Special Marriage Act 1872, which contains a blatantly unconstitutional provision. Section 2 of this Act totally bars a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and a Christian to opt for interreligious marriage.
A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a person. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth. Depending on the jurisdiction, a record of birth might or might not ...
Begum Khaleda Zia[ a] (born August or September 1945) [ note 2] is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. [ 3] She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto ...
In Bangladesh, where a modified Anglo-Indian civil and criminal legal system operates, there are no official sharia courts. [38] Most Muslim marriages, however, are presided over by the qazi , a traditional Muslim judge whose advice is also sought on matters of personal law, such as inheritance, divorce, and the administration of religious ...