Bigamy Will Invite Punitive Action, Assam Government Warns Employees
NDTV
A portion of the order stated, "notwithstanding that such subsequent marriage is permissible under the personal law for the time being applicable to him".
The Assam government has barred its employees from marrying another person if the spouse is alive and warned of punitive action if they indulged in bigamy.
The 'Office Memorandum' (OM) by the personnel department, which did not mention a divorce criterion, instructed employees to obtain the government's permission before marrying another person if the spouse is alive.
"No government servant who has a wife living shall contract another marriage without first obtaining the permission of the government, notwithstanding that such subsequent marriage is permissible under the personal law for the time being applicable to him," it added.
