By Ann O'LoughlinA couple who underwent an Islamic religious marriage in England have lost their High Court challenge to a refusal to allow them marry here in a civil ceremony. Chaudhry Farooq, a Pakistani national, married Mavra Sajal, a UK national, in an Islamic religious marriage in Manchester in February 2015. The couple did not seek to have the marriage entered on the UK register of civil marriages. When they met, Mr Farooq had applied for permission to remain in the UK to complete a Masters in Business Administration in Cambridge. They had an interview with a civil registrar in October 2015 who asked them to provide letters of freedom to marry.

Source: Evening echo May 11, 2018 12:11 UTC