Hon. R.G. Wijerathna
2026-02-19
Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna moved for leave to introduce the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Bill, seeking to amend the existing principal enactment. The stated purpose of the amendment is to address discriminatory provisions under Sections 32(a) and (b) of the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce Act, which she contends treat women unequally. The Bill aims to remove this differential treatment of women under the said sections.
Hon. Speaker, I move for leave to introduce the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Bill to amend the principal enactment.
The reason is that under Sections 32(a) and (b) of the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce Act, women are treated differently. I therefore present this Amendment Bill to remove that discriminatory situation.