( 1 ) PURSUANT to the order dated 23. 7. 2006, the matter was placed for our consideration. By judgment dated 14. 2. 2006 reported as Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar (2006 (2) SCC 578), it was directed that all marriages shall be compulsorily registered. In the said order, it was inter alia noticed as follows:

"it has been pointed out that compulsory registration of marriage would be a step in the right direction for the prevention of child marriage still prevalent in many parts of the country. In the Constitution of India, 1950 (in short the 'constitution') List II (the Concurrent list) of the Seventh Schedule provides in entries 5 and 30 as follows:

"5. Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption; wills; intestacy and succession; joint family and partition; all matters in respect of which parties in judicial proceedings were immediately before the commencement of this constitution subject to their personal law. 30. Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths. "

( 2 ) IT is to be noted that vital statistics including registration of deaths and births is covered by Entry 30. The registration of marriage would come within the ambit of the expression 'vital statisti