Haryana\u2019s khap panchayats, infamous for driving people to death or out of their clans and villages, be damned. Delhi is offering itself as the haven to run-away couples.<\/p>\n
Providing a helping hand to couples, the Delhi government Monday declared that a couple can marry in the capital and register their marriage within hours even if they don\u2019t have a residential address here.<\/p>\n
At a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Delhi cabinet decided to issue a notification to amend the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1956.<\/p>\n
Until now, the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1956 prohibited any couple from applying for registration of marriage here until it was proved that either of them or their in-laws had lived in the capital for at least 30 days before the wedding.<\/p>\n
After the meeting, Dikshit announced that a decision has been taken to do away with the provisions in clause 7 for sub-clause 6 for registration of marriage in Delhi. \u201cThe rules have been relaxed and people can now register their marriage after showing the relevant papers,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The new proposal was moved in the cabinet by Principal Secretary (Revenue) D.M. Sapolia.<\/p>\n
Revenue Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said the only condition the couple need to meet is that their marriage should have taken place in the capital.<\/p>\n
Officials believe couples facing the heat from khap panchayats for marrying within the same \u2018gotra\u2019 or sub-caste will get a helping hand now.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, it would also be easy for them to get police protection in case of a threat to their love marriage or any fear of retaliation from their kin.<\/p>\n
There have been many cases of honour killings of young couples at the behest of khap panchayats, or caste councils, which oppose marriages within the same gotra, or sub-caste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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