Birth certificates of girls mandatory for marriage registration: HC
The High Court (HC) in a verdict yesterday directed the kazis (marriage registrars) to examine birth certificates of girls before registering their marriages, so that child marriage cannot take place in the country.
An HC bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore came up with the verdict following a writ petition filed by Abul Hossain, a kazi of Chouddagram in Comilla.
Abul filed the petition in June this year challenging a government action cancelling his (petitioner) licence (for marriage registration) for registering marriage of two girls under 14 and 16 years.
The girls under 18 years are considered children as per provisions of the existing law of the country.
The petitioner stated that he did not commit any misconduct, as it seemed to him that the girls were adult during registration of their marriage.
The HC bench yesterday upheld the government decision cancelling the licence of the petitioner after rejecting his writ petition.
Additional Attorney General Murad Reza told The Daily Star that the HC verdict would assist the government to take steps in preventing child marriage in the country.
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