Fact Check: Know real motive behind matrimonial ad of bride seeking vaccinated groom
As the hilarious ad went viral many social media users expressed their excitement to see the interesting criterion added to the list seeking alliance. A hilarious matrimonial ad seeking Covishield vaccinated groom (Image Source: Twitter/@ShashiTharoor)
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Updated: Jun 9, 2021, 06:11 PM IST
After a matrimonial ad doing rounds on social media where a would-be bride demands a groom who has been administered both doses of the Covishield vaccine, we bring some interesting facts behind the advertisement.
Welcome to the new normal! In what appears to be a cutout of a newspaper ad, a 24-year-old self-employed Roman Catholic girl, was looking for a postgraduate, humourous, patient, independent groom who has received double shots of Covishield.
Allahabad HC Order on Special Marriage Act Is Progressive. But Is It Enough?
The court recently said it is not mandatory for the couples, as per the requirements of the Act, to divulge information about their marriage publicly. Although this is welcome, it still far from furthering choice and autonomy in intimate relationships.
Representative image. Photo: kgorz/Pixabay/Free use
Recently, Allahabad high court in the case of
Safiya Sultana v. State of Uttar Pradesh held that the requirement of publication of notice of an intended marriage under Section 6 and inviting/entertaining objections under Section 7 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA 1954), is not mandatory.