Himachal Pradesh HC rules birth registration cannot be denied for children of invalid marriages
In a recent judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that children should not be denied birth registration due to their parents’ unregistered or legally invalid marriage. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua emphasized that a child’s rights must be considered independently of the legal status of their parents' relationship.
The court’s decision came in response to a petition filed by a woman on behalf of her three children. Despite being born to parents who lived as husband and wife since 2011, their marriage was deemed invalid due to the husband’s pre-existing marriage. The State authorities subsequently refused to register the births of the children under the Panchayat records.
Citing Section 16(3) of the Hindu Marriage Act, which states that a child born out of a null and void marriage is still considered legitimate, Justice Dua noted that the legal status of parents’ marriage should not affect a child's rights.
The court also pointed out that the Special Marriage Act and Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj General Rules do not prohibit birth registration for children from unregistered marriages.The court ruled in favor of registering the children’s births in the Panchayat records and directed the State to complete the registration promptly.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
