SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder & RTI Consultant)
Since one of the main reasons in such case is hiding or misrepresentation of income and financial-background from the other side, central government should consider idea of making it compulsory for exchange of finance-documents of two sides including Income Tax returns. In case two sides agree on exchange of financial details of just bride and groom, it should be in writing to avoid unnecessary harassment to other family-members in later matrimonial-disputes. Cases of cheating bride-side through false presentation of income and financial-becoming increasing, where such married girls have dark future ahead after knowing actual income and financial background, may be resulting in even suicides by victim girls.
System will also result in checking tax-evasion where people will find it advantageous to disclose higher income in the Income Tax returns in fear of feeling problems in getting good matrimonial match. Rather status-conscious society will race for declaring more and more income to get a higher place in a competitive society. All this is necessary because Income Tax returns are not assessable under RTI Act. Provision can be legislated with proposed bill for making marriage-registration compulsory.
System will also result in checking tax-evasion where people will find it advantageous to disclose higher income in the Income Tax returns in fear of feeling problems in getting good matrimonial match. Rather status-conscious society will race for declaring more and more income to get a higher place in a competitive society. All this is necessary because Income Tax returns are not assessable under RTI Act. Provision can be legislated with proposed bill for making marriage-registration compulsory.