“NIkah-Namas must be bilingual including Hindi or English as Urdu is not known widely, only registered Qazis to conduct Muslim marriages: Rajasthan High Court”, Opindia, December 7, 2024:
“In an important judgement, the Rajasthan High Court has ordered that Nikah-Namas issued during marriage as per Islamic traditions must be bilingual, and they can’t be in Urdu only. The court said that not everyone understands Urdu, therefore the Nikah Namas must also include Hindi or English versions along with the Urdu text.
A single judge bench of Justice Farjand Ali issued the direction to the state to ensure that Nikah-Namas, which are Muslim marriage certificates, are issued in bilingual formats. The order was issued by the court while hearing a plea to quash an FIR lodged by a Muslim woman named Ishrat Bano who alleged irregularities in her marriage to Adnan Ali.
In support of the plea to dismiss the FIR, the petitioners had submitted the Nikah-Nama issued by a Qazi as evidence of the marriage. However, as the Nikah-Nama was in Urdu, it posed a difficulty in hearing the case, as it was not understood by court officials who don’t know Urdu……”
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