Browsing Tag: Anand Marriage Act

Acting on a petition, Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union government seeking its reply on the issue of separate and distinct identity for Sikhs concerning succession, adoption, divorce and maintenance.

A day after a number of Sikh bodies in the US hailed the recent amendment to the Anand Marriage Act, Sikh organisations and Gurudwara Management Committees across North America have now come together to slam the amendment

Welcoming the passage of the law in Rajya Sabha (Upper House) and Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the parliament, Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Washington based Sikh Council on Religion and Education, said, “This is an historic day for Sikhs in the Independent India after a long and hard struggle.

The absence of a provision for divorce in the Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has sparked a debate among Sikh intellectuals and in the community. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha recently.

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Tuesday asked the Sikhs living in India and abroad to discuss and deliberate on the new draft of 'Sikh Anand Marriage Act-2012', which will enable the community members to get their marriages registered under a separate Act.

The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Punjab Congress have hailed union cabinet approval to the Anand Marriage Act which would facilitate separate marriage registration of the Sikhs.

Anand marriage bill is passed in parliament. Sikhs will be able to register marriages under 1909 Act .

Sikhs have been seeking changes to the Anand Karaj Act to include a clause for the registration of their marriages. Similar Acts exist to allow for separate registration of marriages in case of Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews.

The government is considering a change in the law to exclude the religion of individuals from marriage certificates. This follows demands by minority groups, including Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, now shown as Hindus in official documents.

In what will fulfill one of the long-pending demands of the Sikh community, the Union Home Ministry has given its nod to the Anand Marriage Bill, also known as the Anand Karaj Bill. This will allow Sikhs to get their marriages registered under the separate law.

A day after the court gave a verdict the SGPC and the SAD went into a huddle to discuss the issue. The matter will also come up for in depth discussion in core committee meeting of SAD scheduled for Thursday evening. PresidentSehajdhari (53K)"The SGPC will not take it lying down," said Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, senior SAD leader.

Where do we register our marriages? This was former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's poser to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday.

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh will have his say in making amendments to the century-old Anand Marriage Act, being hotly debated in Sikh circles.

The government and the Hindu community were unable to break their deadlock over the divorce clause in the Hindu Marriage Act. The clause has proved contentious since the bill was drafted in 2008, with the government defying Hindu leaders who believe divorce is not part of their religion’s culture.

Giving a big blow to Sikh aspirations about separate Sikh marriage act, the government has decided to drop the proposal for a separate law.

The Sikh clergy asked the SGPC to intensify the efforts for the implementation of the Anand Marriage Act to facilitate a special provision for the registration of marriages performed under Sikh religious rights.