The LDA has also warned citizens to make alternative arrangements if they have mistakenly booked their function in any of these illegal marriage halls. Marriage halls in Hyderabad to close by 11pmThe authority has also issued lists of approved and unapproved/illegal marriage halls on its official website and the same is circulated among citizens through mass media. Lahore Marriage Hall Association (LMHA) President Mian Ilyas said the city developer has declared only 151 marriages halls illegal whereas the city has over 600 marriage and banquet halls. But now all of a sudden all the marriage halls have been declared illegal, which is very unjustified,” he remarked. Dozens of marriage halls were forced to shut down their businesses on the pretext violations of LDA’s regulations.

Source: The Express Tribune January 03, 2018 05:43 UTC