If anyone has secretly married amid the lockdown in May and has violated the restriction then they may not get the marriage certificate by the govt. of Madhya Pradesh. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had imposed a ban on weddings in May as there has been a massive surge in cases of coronavirus across the state.
About the law and its imposition
Some of the media reports have issued that despite the imposition of the ban by the government, there have been around 130 marriage ceremonies that were held secretly while violating the norms set by the government.
The district magistrates has ordered marriage registrar’s office has been ordered not to issue any certificates for these couples who married during the period when weddings were banned, or face action. According to the DM’s order, these couples will be booked under section 188 for ‘disobedience to orders duly promulgated by a public servant under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)’.
Few district collectors have issued a separate order to declare such marriages illegal and asked the registrar office not to issue any certificates for the couples who married in May, and if they fail to do so, even officials may be booked under section 188 for disobedience to orders duly promulgated by a public servant under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the order said further.
After the MP government imposed a ban on weddings in the state for the month of May, many couples went a step ahead with their marriage plans and shifted to the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh to carry out rituals and ceremonies for the wedding. For those couples who got married in other states, this order will not have any impact on their registration for marriage.
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COVID-19 cases update in India and MP
The highest daily vaccination level in India was seen on Thursday, since April 26 with over 28.5 lakh doses having been administered. It was the second time in May that more than 25 lakh shots were provided in one day. April 26 had seen 31 lakh doses being given. Thursday’s hike was driven by Andhra Pradesh, which provided over 5.6 lakh shots.
According to the state health department, COVID-19 figures in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,73,855 on Thursday with the addition of 1,977 fresh cases, while 70 more deaths pushed the fatality count to 7,828. With 577 new cases, Indore’s case count went up to 1,47,922, while that of Bhopal rose to 1,19,650 with the addition of 409 infections.
Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 7,73,855, new cases 1,977, death toll 7,828, recovered 7,27,700, active cases 38,327, number of tests conducted so far 95,94,450.
Vaccination update in India and MP
COVID-19 Vaccination Status in India- Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 20.54 Crores (20,54,51,902). The 1st Dose: 16.15 Crores (16,15,98,913) and 2nd Dose: 4.38 Crores (4,38,52,989) were at the point as per the recent update.
COVID-19 Vaccination status in MP- Onspot vaccination for 18-44 put on hold. In four major cities that are Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Jabalpur. Onsite registrations for vaccines will only be done in rural areas or villages. Rest for the cities people will have to pre-book and register online through Aarogya setu or CoWin as it was prior.
