Pakistan SHOCKER: Man forces 12-year-old girl to marry 72-year-old man, cops intervene
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan SHOCKER: Man forces 12-year-old girl to marry 72-year-old man, cops intervene

India TV News  

Pakistan SHOCKER: Man forces 12-year-old girl to marry 72-year-old man, cops intervene The girl's father agreed to sell her to the senior citizen for a sum of 500,000 Pakistani rupees, but the police rescued her before the 'nikkah'. Pakistan has one of the highest rates of child marriage, where the legal age for girls is 16. Peshawar: In a shocking incident, a man in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province allegedly tried to force her 12-year-old daughter to marry a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town. The girl was rescued safely and was sent to a hospital for a medical examination It is important to note that Pakistan has one of the highest rates of child marriage, where the legal age for girls is 16, and the country's insufficient laws have failed to curb rising incidents.

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‘My childhood just slipped away’: Pakistan’s ‘monsoon brides’
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘My childhood just slipped away’: Pakistan’s ‘monsoon brides’

Al Jazeera  

Desperate circumstances caused by catastrophic flooding have led to a surge in the practice of marrying off young girls in Pakistan. “There has been a notable uptick in forced marriages, particularly during the most catastrophic floods in the nation’s history – those of 2007, 2010 and 2022,” says Gulsher Panhwer, project manager at Sujag Sansar. “There is ongoing debate among …

Minor girl married to 25-year-old man rescued in Aminjikarai
1 month, 1 week ago

Minor girl married to 25-year-old man rescued in Aminjikarai

The Hindu  

The Anna Nagar All Women Police on Wednesday rescused a minor girl married to a 25-year-old man in Aminjikarai. A senior police officer said the State child protection officers had received information that the teenager’s parents, who were residing in Aminjikarai, had forced her to marry a 25-year-old man. Based on this, State Child Protection Officers Josephine and Valarmathi had …

Hindu Girl In Pakistan Kidnapped, Forcefully Converted, Then Married To Muslim Man
4 months ago

Hindu Girl In Pakistan Kidnapped, Forcefully Converted, Then Married To Muslim Man

ABP News  

A 10-year-old Hindu girl was abducted and forcibly married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province, but authorities managed to rescue her. According to Shiva Kachhi, president of the Pakistan Darawar Ittehad, an NGO advocating for minority rights, a 15-year-old Hindu girl was married off to a 50-year-old Muslim man in a separate case. In June this year, a …

Hindu minor girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam in Pakistan
4 months, 1 week ago

Hindu minor girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam in Pakistan

India Today  

A 10-year-old Hindu girl has been rescued by authorities after she was kidnapped and forcibly married off to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Southern Sindh province. In another case, a 15-year-old Hindu girl is yet to be recovered after being forcibly married off to a 50-year-old Muslim man in Sanghar, according to Shiva Kachhi, the President of the Pakistan Darawar …

Pakistan has different standards for minor Muslim and non-Muslim girls kidnapped for marriage
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan has different standards for minor Muslim and non-Muslim girls kidnapped for marriage

Op India  

The authorities in Peshawar which is in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, arrested a 72-year-old man for attempting to marry a 12-year-old girl. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund reported that 18.9 million Pakistani girls tie the knot before they reach 18 years of age and 4.6 million get married before they turn 16. an 11-year-old girl in Rajanpur, Punjab, was …

Karachi: 15-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, married to abductor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Karachi: 15-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, married to abductor

Op India  

On June 13th, a shocking case of abduction of a minor Hindu girl and her forceful marriage to a Muslim youth came to the fore from the Karachi region of Pakistan. Pakistan:A 16-year-old #Hindu girl from Karachi was kidnapped, forcibly converted to #Islam, and married off to her abductor's #Muslim youth. Recently another 14-year-old was kidnapped, converted to Islam in …

17-year-old abducted for forced marriage in Bihar, complaint lodged
1 year, 2 months ago

17-year-old abducted for forced marriage in Bihar, complaint lodged

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A 17-year-old boy was allegedly abducted at gunpoint and forced to marry a 14-year-old girl at Dhurgaon village falling under Bharrahi police station limits in Bihar’s Madhepura district, his father alleged in a police complaint. Police say that ‘pakadua vivah’ or forced marriage is a regular occurrence in the region and such cases were reported mainly from Munger, Nawada, …

17-year-old abducted for forced marriage in Bihar, complaint lodged
1 year, 2 months ago

17-year-old abducted for forced marriage in Bihar, complaint lodged

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A 17-year-old boy was allegedly abducted at gunpoint and forced to marry a 14-year-old girl at Dhurgaon village falling under Bharrahi police station limits in Bihar’s Madhepura district, his father alleged in a police complaint. Police say that ‘pakadua vivah’ or forced marriage is a regular occurrence in the region and such cases were reported mainly from Munger, Nawada, …

Ahmednagar: Classmate harasses 14-year-old Hindu girl forcing to marry him
1 year, 8 months ago

Ahmednagar: Classmate harasses 14-year-old Hindu girl forcing to marry him

Op India  

The Maharashtra Police have booked a Muslim minor boy for threatening a Hindu minor girl and forcing her into marriage. The accused person forcefully tried to stop the girl on her way home after she complained of severe stomach ache. Complaint by the minor girl The accused who is a resident of the Indiranagar area of the town threatened that …

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law
2 years, 4 months ago

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law

Op India  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reaffirmed that a Muslim girl who reaches the age of 15 can marry whoever she wants, and such a marriage would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. In his order, Justice Vikas Bahl stated, “Such a marriage would not be void in terms of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child …

Pakistan: Hindu girl not allowed to leave shelter home by court despite being proved a minor
2 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu girl not allowed to leave shelter home by court despite being proved a minor

Firstpost  

The girl was abducted two months ago from Sindh’s Hyderabad city and was recovered and sent to a safe home on 20 October after a court ruling Karachi: A Pakistani court on Thursday did not allow a Hindu girl to leave a shelter home and go with her parents despite medical tests confirming that she was 16 years old when …

Father marries off 13-year-old daughter for money, police on the lookout
2 years, 5 months ago

Father marries off 13-year-old daughter for money, police on the lookout

India Today  

A man in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur arranged the marriage of his 13-year-old daughter with a 32-year-old man for money, the police reported on Sunday. The groom, Varatharaj, was arrested by the all women police while the girl’s father is absconding. An initial investigation into the case revealed that the child was under the care of a destitute women's home when …

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal

Op India  

The Delhi High Court recently justified child marriage by upholding the legality of a 15-year-old minor girl’s marriage, stating that she is of ‘Marriageable Age’ under Islamic Sharia Law. Granting protection to the couple, the Court observed: “It is thus clear that as per Mohammedan Law girl who had attained the age of puberty could marry without the consent of …

Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Hindu  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Muslim girl above 15 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi’s assertion came during a petition filed by a Muslim couple, who fell in love and solemnised their marriage on June 6, 2022, as per …

Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage

Op India  

On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a Muslim girl above the age of 16 years is competent to marry any person of her choice. Observations made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court The Court ruled that a Muslim marriage is governed by the Muslim personal law, which allows marriage above the age of 16 years. …

12-yr-old girl flees after forcible marriage to 35-year-old uncle in TS
2 years, 10 months ago

12-yr-old girl flees after forcible marriage to 35-year-old uncle in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A minor girl was forcibly married on her 12th birthday to her 35-year-old uncle, D. Ravinder, in Keshampet mandal under the Cyberabad police commissionerate limits on Monday. According to reliable police sources, the victim’s parents, T. Gopal and Yellamma, invited villagers and relatives for their elder daughter’s birthday on May 12. Inspector Praveen Kumar has assured that action would …

Pakistan: Man wanting a baby boy kills his 7-days-old daughter
3 years ago

Pakistan: Man wanting a baby boy kills his 7-days-old daughter

Op India  

The Pakistan Police launched a manhunt for a father who killed his 7-days-old daughter just because he wanted his newborn to be a son. According to the reports, the incident happened on Sunday in the Mianwali city of Pakistan’s Punjab province when Khan pointed a gun at his family members to hand over the baby girl ‘Jannat’ to him. #Mianwali …

Muslim girl can marry on attaining puberty: Punjab and Haryana High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Muslim girl can marry on attaining puberty: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Op India  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the police to provide protection to a 17-year-old Muslim girl who had married a Hindu boy against the wishes of her family and relatives. Similarly, if the Muslim girl married as per Hindu rituals in Hindu temple to a Hindu man and if she had reverted to Hinduism, then the same shall …

Muslim Girl Free to Marry on Attaining Puberty, Says Punjab & Haryana HC on Plea by 17-year-old
3 years, 3 months ago

Muslim Girl Free to Marry on Attaining Puberty, Says Punjab & Haryana HC on Plea by 17-year-old

News 18  

A Muslim girl is free to marry anyone of her choice once she attains puberty, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said while ordering the police to protect a 17-year-old Muslim girl who married a 33-year-old Hindu man against the wishes of her family. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill made the observation while hearing a protection plea filed by the …

"Can't Rule Out Possibility Of Forced Marriage": P&H High Court Directs Inquiry Into Marriage Of 19 Yr Old Girl With 67 Yr Old Man
3 years, 7 months ago

"Can't Rule Out Possibility Of Forced Marriage": P&H High Court Directs Inquiry Into Marriage Of 19 Yr Old Girl With 67 Yr Old Man

Live Law  

Calling it a shocking case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed a team of police officials to enquire into the marriage of a 19-year-old Girl with a 67-year-old man.The Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri was hearing the protection plea of the couple who claimed that. Calling it a shocking case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court …

14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village
3 years, 8 months ago

14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village

News 18  

The government has made strict laws against child marriage across the country and has been running an awareness campaign regarding this. Despite these efforts, a 14-year-old girl from Bihar’s Purnea district was allegedly married off to a 40-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on June 27. On the date fixed, the man arrived at Dimia Chhatarjan village in Purnea …

Rising cases of child marriage a concern in Pakistan
3 years, 10 months ago

Rising cases of child marriage a concern in Pakistan

Live Mint  

In 2020, 119 cases of child marriages were reported in Pakistan, of which 95 per cent were of girls and five per cent were of boys. According to UNICEF, 21 per cent girls get married before the age of 18 in Pakistan, of which three per cent are married off before they turn 15. According to a recent report, the …

Pakistani MP in his late fifties accused of marrying 14-year-old Baloch girl
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani MP in his late fifties accused of marrying 14-year-old Baloch girl

Op India  

A probe has been launched by the Pakistani police into the marriage of a 14-year-old girl from Balochistan with Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi, a leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. According to local Pakistani media agencies, the girl was a student of Government Girls High School, Jughoor, where her date of birth has been …

17-Yr-Old Muslim Girl Marries 36-Yr-Old Muslim Man- "Both Are Of Marriageable Age Under Muslim Personal Law": P&H High Court Grants Them Protection
4 years, 1 month ago

17-Yr-Old Muslim Girl Marries 36-Yr-Old Muslim Man- "Both Are Of Marriageable Age Under Muslim Personal Law": P&H High Court Grants Them Protection

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court last month granted protection to a Muslim Girl who married a Muslim Man while noting that both are of Marriageable Age under Muslim Personal Law. Arguments put forth The counsel for the petitioners cited the rulings of the Punjab & Haryana High Court to contend that in Muslim law puberty and majority are one …

Hyderabad: 54-year-old Abdul Lateef held for marrying a minor girl
4 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad: 54-year-old Abdul Lateef held for marrying a minor girl

Op India  

A 54-year-old man identified as Abdul Lateef from Kerala married a 16-year-old minor four days ago. #Breaking | Hyderabad: 54-year-old held for marrying a 16-year-old minor. Several cases of minors being married to older men Older men marrying minors is not uncommon. Recently, a man as 31-year-old T Balamurugan, of Othapatti near Kottanathampatti village in Madurai was held for marrying …

Children Attain Maturity Long Before They Turn 'Major': P&H HC Allows 17 Year Old Girl To Stay With Mother Of Boy She Married [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Children Attain Maturity Long Before They Turn 'Major': P&H HC Allows 17 Year Old Girl To Stay With Mother Of Boy She Married [Read Order]

Live Law  

Children these days attain both physiological as well as psychological maturity long before they complete the ages of majority fixed for them by the statute long ago, remarked the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a judgment passed last week.Justice Sanjay Kumar observed that it is scientifically recognized fact that girls tend to be more mature than boys of the …

Fact Check: Netizens walk down the aisle of communal hatred over Pak child marriage
4 years, 6 months ago

Fact Check: Netizens walk down the aisle of communal hatred over Pak child marriage

India Today  

A picture of a minor girl in bridal wear sitting beside a middle-aged man has gone viral on social media with communally-charged claims. Several Facebook users have claimed that the 10-year-old girl was married off to a 40-year-old man named Shivnath Chaturvedi, who happens to be the cousin of her late father Ashok Chaturvedi. The caption of the post in …

The marriage age misconception
4 years, 7 months ago

The marriage age misconception

The Hindu  

From the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, the Prime Minister declared that the government is considering raising the legal age of marriage for girls, which is currently 18 years. It is widely understood that the task force is meant to produce a rationale for raising the minimum age of marriage for women to 21, thus bringing it …

Forced marriage of minor girl valid as she had her 1st period: Pakistan Court
5 years, 1 month ago

Forced marriage of minor girl valid as she had her 1st period: Pakistan Court

Op India  

In Pakistan, the Sindh court dismissed a petition to overturn a forced marriage and conversion of Huma Younus, a 14-year-old Christian girl from Karachi. The court stated that the marriage to her captor, Abdul Jabbar is valid under Islamic law since a girl can marry after she has had her first period. Huma’s parents have been saying that the marriage …

Pak Hindu girl abducted from wedding venue, forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim man
5 years, 1 month ago

Pak Hindu girl abducted from wedding venue, forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim man

India TV News  

A 24-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly abducted by armed assailants from her wedding venue in Pakistan's Sindh province and forcefully converted to Islam before being married off to a Muslim man, community members said, in the latest such incident in the country. The All Pakistan Hindu Council on Sunday said Bharti Bai was abducted from her wedding ceremony last week …

Teenage Hindu girl's kidnapping sparks protest in Pakistan's Punjab
5 years, 11 months ago

Teenage Hindu girl's kidnapping sparks protest in Pakistan's Punjab

India Today  

A teenage Hindu girl's kidnapping by an "influential" Muslim man in Pakistan's Punjab province sparked outrage among the minority community that held a sit-in here on Thursday, blocking the city's main road to press the Imran Khan government to recover her safely. Last month, two Hindu teenage sisters - Raveena and Reena - were allegedly kidnapped by a group of …

Another Hindu girl abducted in Pakistan’s Sindh: Day after FIR against man, he claims teen he married embraced Islam, is not a minor
6 years ago

Another Hindu girl abducted in Pakistan’s Sindh: Day after FIR against man, he claims teen he married embraced Islam, is not a minor

Firstpost  

A Pakistani man has claimed that a Hindu woman, who authorities said was a minor and abducted by four armed men, has converted to Islam and married him in Sindh province Islamabad: A Pakistani man has claimed that a Hindu woman, who authorities said was a minor and abducted by four armed men, has converted to Islam and married him …

Another Minor Hindu Girl Abducted in Pakistan’s Sindh
6 years ago

Another Minor Hindu Girl Abducted in Pakistan’s Sindh

The Quint  

A fresh case of an underage Hindu girl being abducted in Pakistan's Sindh province has come to the fore, even as uproar continued over the alleged kidnapping, forcible conversion and marriages of two teenage girls from the minority community. According to a handout issued by the Sindh Information Department, Minorities Affairs Minister Hari Ram Kishori Lal took note of a …

Pak Hindu minor girls approach court seeking protection, man suspected to assist in wedding held
6 years ago

Pak Hindu minor girls approach court seeking protection, man suspected to assist in wedding held

The Hindu  

A man suspected to have assisted in solemnising the wedding of two Pakistani Hindu minor girls, who were reportedly abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, was arrested on Sunday, as the teenagers approached a court in Pakistan’s Punjab province seeking protection, according to a media report. Earlier in the day, a war of words broke out between External Affairs Minister …

‘Differential age of marriage strikes at the root of equality’
6 years, 4 months ago

‘Differential age of marriage strikes at the root of equality’

The Hindu  

Jayna Kothari is a co-founder of Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bengaluru. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on the issue of uniform marriage age for boys and girls, following a proposal in its favour by the National Human Rights Commission. Excerpts: Is the National Human Rights Commission's proposal on uniform marriage age well-reasoned? The NHRC has made …

Five-year-old girl 'forced into marriage with 22-year-old man in Pakistan'
7 years, 7 months ago

Five-year-old girl 'forced into marriage with 22-year-old man in Pakistan'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police were called to the ceremony in the village …

Pakistani village council orders nine-year-old girl to marry man to settle kidnapping dispute
7 years, 8 months ago

Pakistani village council orders nine-year-old girl to marry man to settle kidnapping dispute

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A village council in Pakistan …

Telangana: Under-age urban girls married with pomp
7 years, 8 months ago

Telangana: Under-age urban girls married with pomp

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: According to a report by ActionAid India, nearly 10.3 crore Indians are married before they turn 18 and a majority of them are girls. The report also states that although child marriage is often linked to socio-economic conditions, a significant number of child marriages take place even in socio-economically well-off areas in states like undivided Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal …

21-yr-old woman booked for sexually assaulting minor after being denied permission to marry
7 years, 11 months ago

21-yr-old woman booked for sexually assaulting minor after being denied permission to marry

Hindustan Times  

Not allowed to marry because the boy was a minor, a young couple locked themselves up in the boy’s bedroom at his residence in Kerala’s Ramapuram town and had physical relationship. The boy’s parents claimed the girl did not pay heed to their advice to wait till he attained the legal age of 18. The girl, a 21-year-old beautician who …

No Coercive Action Against Man Who Married Minor Girl As Per Sharia Law: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

No Coercive Action Against Man Who Married Minor Girl As Per Sharia Law: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has directed the police to refrain from taking any ‘coercive steps’ against a 21-year-old man who eloped with a minor girl, but solemnised the marriage as per the ‘Sharia law’, which legitimises marriage of Muslim minor girls post puberty.The court, however, directed the Investigating Officer to continue investigations into the girl’s alleged kidnapping,. The Gujarat High …

No Coercive Action Against Man Who Married Minor Girl As Per Sharia Law: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

No Coercive Action Against Man Who Married Minor Girl As Per Sharia Law: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has directed the police to refrain from taking any ‘coercive steps’ against a 21-year-old man who eloped with a minor girl, but solemnised the marriage as per the ‘Sharia law’, which legitimises marriage of Muslim minor girls post puberty.The court, however, directed the Investigating Officer to continue investigations into the girl’s alleged kidnapping,. The Gujarat High …

Pakistani mother arrested after daughter is burned alive for 'marrying without family consent'
8 years, 9 months ago

Pakistani mother arrested after daughter is burned alive for 'marrying without family consent'

The Independent  

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Police book five suspects for setting Pakistani girl on fire
8 years, 9 months ago

Police book five suspects for setting Pakistani girl on fire

Firstpost  

Pakistan police claimed to have arrested all five suspects involved in setting a teenaged girl on fire for refusing to marry a divorcee twice her age Lahore: The Pakistan police on Friday claimed to have arrested all five suspects involved in torturing and setting a teenaged girl on fire in Punjab province for refusing to marry a divorcee twice her …

Krishnagiri cops stop orphaned girl's forced early marriage
9 years ago

Krishnagiri cops stop orphaned girl's forced early marriage

Deccan Chronicle  

Krishnagiri: Acting on a tip off, the Krishnagiri superintendent of police K.Thirunavukarasu has saved an orphan girl who was forced into early marriage on Friday. The operation began with the SMS received by the police officer from a whistle blower who informed about the marriage of the 17-year-old girl with 40-year-old groom. Around 6 am, the police officials went to …

‘Child marriage is real: it almost happened to me’
9 years, 2 months ago

‘Child marriage is real: it almost happened to me’

Al Jazeera  

When I was a little girl growing up in Bangladesh, my mother would tell me that going to school was okay, but if I didn’t do well, she would marry me off to a rich older man who could take care of me. Suddenly I was exposed to a different world, that didn’t match my family’s values at home and …

Married too young! Girl flees in 3 days
9 years, 2 months ago

Married too young! Girl flees in 3 days

Deccan Chronicle  

Tumakuru: In a glaring example of how minor marriages can destroy lives, a 14-year-old girl from Chikkaballapura, fled her in-laws’ home after she was forced to marry a relative and discontinue her studies. The girl had high ambitions of doing higher studies but her dreams were shattered when her parents, against her wishes, got her married to the relative at …

Too young to wed
9 years, 4 months ago

Too young to wed

The Hindu  

Census of India 2011 data show that child marriage is widespread in the country, especially in the rural areas. The worst offender is Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest number of child brides and child grooms in the country, followed by Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Gujarat. In terms of proportion of population, Rajasthan is the worst …

Gujarat HC upholds marriage of minor girl under Muslim Personal Law [Read the Judgment]
10 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat HC upholds marriage of minor girl under Muslim Personal Law [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Upholding the marriage of a minor Muslim girl, Justice J.B. Pardiwala of the Gujarat High Court observed that, "According to the personal Law of Muslims, the girl no sooner she attains the puberty or completed 15 years, whichever is earlier, is competent to get married without the consent of her parents. Upholding the marriage of a minor Muslim girl, Justice …

HC pulls up police for minor girl's marriage
11 years, 6 months ago

HC pulls up police for minor girl's marriage

India TV News  

Chennai: Pulling up police for not taking proper action on a complaint of 'kidnap' of a minor girl, who went on to marry a man of her choice, Madras High Court yesterday deprecated the practice of weddings taking place in police stations with the blessings of the officials. Closing a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by the father of the 17-year-old …

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