Leprosy not a ground for divorce:
A bill seeking to remove leprosy as a
ground for divorce was passed by the Lok Sabha on January 7, 2019.
“Leprosy is being removed as a ground
for divorce as it is now a curable disease as against the earlier notion of it
being incurable’, minister of State for Law PP Chaudhary while replying to a
discussion on The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
The bill seeks to remove leprosy as a
ground for divorce in five personal laws – Hindu Marriage Act, Dissolution of
Muslim Marriages Act, Divorce Act (for Christians), Special Marriage Act and
the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.
India is a signatory to a UN
Resolution which calls for elimination of discrimination against persons
suffering from leprosy.
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