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Derek Achong

Con­sid­er­a­tion is be­ing giv­en to amend­ing the reg­u­la­tions for the Hin­du Mar­riage Act to in­clude a woman’s oc­cu­pa­tion on mar­riage cer­tifi­cates and oth­er as­so­ci­at­ed doc­u­ments.

Guardian Me­dia un­der­stands that the Hin­du Women’s Or­gan­i­sa­tion, with the sup­port of 15 oth­er Hin­du or­gan­i­sa­tions, in­clud­ing the Sanatan Dhar­ma Ma­ha Sab­ha (SDMS), held meet­ings over the dis­crim­i­na­tion is­sue with Min­is­ter in the Of­fice of the At­tor­ney Gen­er­al and Min­istry of Le­gal Af­fairs Renu­ka Sagram­s­ingh-Sook­lal over the past few months.