Draft to Cabinet in the pipelineBy Yoshitha PereraThe Muslim family law reforms could be finalised within the course of next week and the relevant law’s draft could be submitted to Cabinet soon afterwards, The Sunday Morning learnt. He said: “The common consensus of the Advisory Committee on Muslim Law Reforms has been recognised and the draft will be finalised soon.”Responding to The Sunday Morning’s query, Mayadunne said that the Advisory Committee on the Reform and Review of Family Law had presented its report to Justice Minister M.U.M. He said: “The special purpose of the 12-member committee, headed by Kushan De Aliws PC, was to update the general marriage and divorce law, which had not been amended since Independence. Accordingly, matters relating to the marriage law and the grounds for filing for divorce are to be changed.”Mayadunne also said that when arriving at the relevant reforms, the Advisory Committee had considered a number of local reports on policies, minors, matrimonial cases, and family law as well as proposed amendments to the Civil Procedure Code. He also added that the committee had observed the legal status in relation to this subject in the UK, South Africa, India, and Singapore.

Source: The Nation July 03, 2021 17:03 UTC