The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on Monday deferred the approval of ‘The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015’ and ‘The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2014’ till July 13.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights headed by PML-N MNA Chaudhry Muhammad Bashir Virk made the decision on the private member bill that was jointly moved last year by Ramesh Lal of Pakistan People’s Party and Dr Darshan of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while The Hindu Marriage Bill 2015, a government bill was moved by Minister for Law Pervaiz Rashid in March, 2015.
The two bills will establish rules and regulation for registration of marriage and divorce for Hindu Pakistanis, as currently in the absence of such a law, Hindus in the country do not have a legal document as proof of marriage.