The Karnataka High Court bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice M.I. Arun on Monday expressed concern and questioned the Waqf Board’s authority to issue marriage and divorce ...

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom Nina Shea is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Hudson Institute.

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The Uttarakhand state government clarified that a religious certificate is necessary only for live-in relationships classified as 'prohibited' under Schedule 1 of the UCC Act. Non-prohibited ...

A religious certificate from clergy members will be required at the time of registering a live-in relationship only if the partners have a pre-existing relation falling under the prohibited ...

A religious certificate from clergy members will be required at the time of registering a live-in relationship only if the partners have a pre-existing relation falling under the prohibited ...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 30 (ANI): Amid reports suggesting that a certificate from religious leaders is mandatory for registering live-in relationships under the Uniform Civil Code ...

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday denied reports that the Uniform Civil Code mandates clergy permission for registration of live-in relationship or marriages. UCC rules committee member Manu ...

The applicants must furnish a certificate ‘issued by an official of a religious leader/community head or official of a religious/community body concerned that the customs & usage governing the ...

A 16-page form that needs to be filled, Aadhaar-linked OTP, registration fee, a certificate from a religious leader that the couple is eligible to marry if they so wish, and details of previous ...