Sikh body to move SC over marriage act

Last Updated: Friday, September 02, 2011, 11:13

Tags: Supreme Court, Sikh, Hindu Marriage Act

Chandigarh: Accusing the central government of usurping the identity of Sikhs by denying their demand for a separate marriage act, a Sikh students' body Friday announced it would move the Supreme Court against the decision.

Sikh religious, social and political organisations are seeking the Anand Marriage Act for the registration of marriages of the community. Currently, Sikh marriages can be registered only under the Hindu Marriage Act.

"The government's action of forcing Sikhs to register their marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act is in violation of equal rights provided under Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution.

"The government cannot deny Sikhs to have their act as Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews already have their own marriage acts," All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) president Karnail Singh Peermohammad said here.

Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid had early this week said the government ruled out a separate marriage law for the Sikhs.

The AISSF has announced that it will file a constitutional petition before the Supreme Court, challenging the government's refusal to pass the Anand Marriage Act.

"The petition will request the Supreme Court to order the government of India to give equal rights to Sikhs under Article 14 and 15 of the constitution by passing the Anand Marriage Act. The government decision in this regard is a discrimination against the Sikh community and an open attack on the Sikh identity," Peermohammad said.

The AISSF announced that it will also launch a 'Proud to be Sikh Campaign' to build public movement in support of the Anand Marriage Act. The federation will collect one million signatures in its support.

AISSF secretary general Davinder Singh Sodhi said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Shiromani Akali Dal and other Sikh bodies had failed to protect the interests of Sikhs by not being able to force the government to allow a separate marriage act for the community.

IANS

First Published: Friday, September 02, 2011, 11:13

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Apurba dev nath - Bharatbarsh
I think this people r nt real sikh they dont know about indian history hindu means religion of india(sanatan sikh boudh jain) only one religion cant claim as hindu we should call 80% so called hindus as vedantist or sanatan.enother option is we can rename the hindu marriage act as dharmic(sanatansikhboudhjain) marriage act.by the way sikhs r not minority in india they r part of majority dharmic or hindu comunity of their holy own indian land..jo bole so nihal sasri akaal.

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G Singh - Punjab
Every minority needs to be preserved and respected especially Sikhs that have given India so much. Without Punjab and Sikhs, India would have been stuck in the trenches of Poverty. Sikhs deserve their FULL Rights.

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G Singh - Singapore
Gurpal Singh- I`m surprised at your intelligence and doubt your loyalty towards a Sikh Nation.

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Gurcharan Singh Kulim - London
It is a very blatent act against the Sikh community, a minority, by the government.After having reassured the Sikhs of their own marriage act,the Government has done a turn about.It cannot club Sikhs under the hinbdu marriage act as the Sikh religion does not fall within the definition of Hindus religion.Also, it certainly looks like a conspiracy by the government to indirectly harm the Sikh community by releasing such intents when the SGPC elections are near, as also by withdrawing the ban on sehajdari element of the Sikhs for voting rights to the SGPC.This act again is a direct violentation of the Sikhs religious code, as no half baked or half practising sikhs can run the Sikh institutions or direct the fully practising Sikhs upon the tenets of Sikhsim that sehjdahris are not themselves practising.However, if there has t be an act, then ONE Act should be apllied to ALL communities, including Christians and Muslims.The government is bent on a collision course with the sikhs yet again!.

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Inder - USA
I don`t think all communities should be ``clubbed`` together under the Hindu Marriage Act because not all people are Hindus...Does not make sense....Why call it the ``Hindu`` marriage act if you don`t want to create other religious marriage acts to accomodate others...If the govt. can`t accomodate others under respective religions then change the Hindu marriage act to remove the word ``Hindu``....

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Rahesh Sharma - Chandigarh
Either all communities should have separate Acts or all communities should be clubbed together.

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gurpal Singh - DUBAI
I am myself a Sikh. What difference it will make with separate Marriage act. SImply AISSF sleepy organization for long time , wants to get back their idiotic identity.

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BS BAIRWA - VADODARA
yes i have full support the demands of the Sikh community.because the Sikhs are a separates religion. every religion have own set of rules.by the sets of the rules they follow. the govt must hear the religions problems at the right time sikhs have been get rid of the religionists false elements.the sikh dharm is the best and latest d harm which have a good set of rules by this they have been protected in so much fields.they have provided the equality to their people.they have through out the cast-ism from the cum unity.