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| | Cabinet Clears Indian Divorce (Amendment) Bill, 2000 - Indlaw News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Based on the Christian Marriage and Matrimonial Causes Bill, 1962 as reported by a Joint Committee of both the Houses of Parliament and the latest changes in the matrimonial laws as contained in the Special marriage Act, 1954 and the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Legislative Department prepared a Bill, namely, the Christian Marriage Bill, 2000. |
 | | Further there is a vacuum in the States where the High Courts have not pronounced on provisions of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 since judgments of the High Courts are not binding in the jurisdictions other than their own. |
 | | However, the unilateral proposal made by the Government to amend the Indian Divorce Act has upset the Christian community as they claim they have not been consulted in the matter. |
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