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In which case did the Supreme Court of India direct in 2006 that marriages of Indian citizens across…

Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar gave the compulsory-registration directions on 14 February 2006. The Supreme Court's 25 October 2007 follow-up confirms that the direction…

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In which case did the Supreme Court of India direct in 2006 that marriages of Indian citizens across religious communities should be registered in the States and Union Territories where they were solemnised?

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Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar gave the compulsory-registration directions on 14 February 2006.

The Supreme Court's 25 October 2007 follow-up confirms that the direction covered marriages of Indian citizens across religious communities.

The question asks which judgment issued that direction.

Option feedback

Option A

The Supreme Court's 2007 follow-up identifies the direction as part of its 14 February 2006 judgment in this case.

Option B

Danial Latifi concerned statutory provision and maintenance for divorced Muslim women.

Option C

Ashoka Kumar Thakur concerned reservation in educational institutions.

Option D

Sharda dealt with the power to order a medical examination in matrimonial proceedings.

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