India: India 'to register all marriages'
Source:
BBC India's Supreme Court has given the federal and state governments three months to enact legislation making it compulsory to register all marriages. The court said the public's views would be invited on the new legislation.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4714042.stm
Submitted on Sun, 02/19/2006 - 00:00
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