Supreme Court of India

Seema v. Ashwani Kumar

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 649
Bench Arijit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 15 April 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that until a suitable legislation is made, the Government Order/executive instructions can. be made B enforceable in terms of the orders of this Court.

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

Family Law: Record of marriages-Dates of marriages and parties to marriage­ Record of-To be kept by official to be auhorised by State Government- Necessity of Legislation-Court suggesting State Governments to consider issuing of executive instructions which may be made enforceable in terms of orders of Supreme Court, till suitable legislation in this regard is made­ Legislation-Necessity of-Suggested CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION : Transfer Petition ( ) No. 29 I of 2005. Balraj Dewan for the Petitioner. The following Proceeding/Order of the Court was delivered : ORDER Issue notice. Issue notice

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