New Delhi:
On Monday, a bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha that aims to amend the Family Courts Act to provide for the establishment of family courts in Himachal Pradesh from February 15, 2019 and in Nagaland from September 12, 2008.
The bill was submitted by Minister of Union Law, Kiren Rijiju.
This bill is likely to be passed in the first week of the monsoon session. The Business Advisory Committee has assigned four to discuss the bill, it has been informed.
The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 has been introduced with the aim of resolving the issue of the lack of jurisdiction of Family Courts in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
The Family Courts Act 1984 was enacted to establish family courts for the purpose of promoting reconciliation and speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family matters.
The law came into effect on September 14, 1984, and as of April 2022, 715 family courts had been established operating in 26 states and union territories, including three such courts in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Himachal Pradesh has established three family courts in Shimla, Dharamshala and Mandi vide notice dated February 15, 2019, and the government of Nagaland has established two family courts in Dimapur and Kohima vide notice dated September 12, 2008.
The same has yet to be put into operation by the Central
Government statement in the Government Gazette as required by Section 1(3) of the Family Courts Act, 1984.
The Amending Act aims to amend the 1984 Act by including a caveat in Section 1(3) to provide for the establishment of family courts in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
It also aims to insert a new Section 3A to retroactively validate all actions under the said law taken by the two states and the family courts of those states prior to the coming into force of the Family Court Amendment Act, 2022.
The parliament’s monsoon session began on Monday.
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