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| Position of Quazi does not suit modern requirements - Justice and Judicial Reforms Minister by Ranga Chandrarathne The Ministry of Justice and Judicial Reforms will extend its fullest cooperation to update the Muslim law of marriage and the position of Quazi to suit the modern requirements said the Minister of Justice and Judicial Reforms W. D. J. Senavirathne at the meeting with All Island Moulavis'Association held at the Ministry of Justice and Judicial Reforms yesterday. Unlike in the past, today the Muslim community does not confine itself to trade and commerce and now there are members in the Muslim community who have excelled in the field of education and entered various professions said the Minister. "Now the position about the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1956 is that the people who are appointed under the provisions of this Act in order to perform the noble task of registering marriages of the Muslims and supervising the divorce or at least where the divorce action is filed the parties have to come to appeal before Quazi. These categories of officers seems to be not needed now," observed the Minister. The only qualification that a person should possess to be appointed as Quazi is to be a Muslim male. This will not suit the mordern time because educated people come before Quazi to register their marriages and to solve their problems in married life. Therefore the Quazi should be a well educated person who is in a position to counsel couples who come for advice. The Minister along with the Governer of the Western Province, Alavi Moulana, Secretary of the Ministry Suhada Gamlath and the representatives of the All Island Moulavis' Association participated in the discussion. |
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