Muslim Girl Free to Marry on Attaining Puberty, Says Punjab & Haryana HC on Plea by 17-year-old
2 years, 11 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 couple, who married as per Muslim rituals. 1 is of marriageable age as envisaged by Muslim Personal Law,” a report in Times of India quoted from the judge’s observation. The couple’s contention was that as per the Muslim Personal Law, puberty and majority are the same and perceived to be attained at 15 years.

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Societal disapproval can't deprive interfaith partners of live-in rights: High Court
1 week ago

Societal disapproval can't deprive interfaith partners of live-in rights: High Court

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has observed that a 19-year-old Hindu girl and a 20-year-old Muslim boy desired to have a live-in relationship and that they cannot be deprived of their rights granted under the Constitution merely because of societal disapproval. The court also said it was the girl's choice to have a live-in with her partner, and it cannot restrict …

Sindh: Minor Hindu girl forcibly converted to Islam and married to an old Muslim man
1 month ago

Sindh: Minor Hindu girl forcibly converted to Islam and married to an old Muslim man

Op India  

On Monday, a minor Hindu girl was forced to convert to Islam and marry an elderly Muslim man in the Sanghar district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The victim is said to be 15 years old while her new ‘husband’ is a 50-year-old Muslim man named Muhammad Bagh Ali. Following her forced conversion, the underage Hindu girl assumed the …

Karachi: 15-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, married to abductor
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law
1 year, 4 months ago

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law

Firstpost  

The incident came to light through a first information report filed by the child’s mother, asserting that during October and November 2014, while the child was alone, the accused visited their residence four to five times and committed sexual assault The Delhi High Court has recently reaffirmed the acquittal of a Muslim man who had been accused of sexually assaulting …

Ahmednagar: Classmate harasses 14-year-old Hindu girl forcing to marry him
1 year, 5 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 …

Girls giving birth at 17 were once normal, read Manusmriti: Gujarat HC to rape survivor seeking abortion
1 year, 6 months ago

Girls giving birth at 17 were once normal, read Manusmriti: Gujarat HC to rape survivor seeking abortion

India TV News  

Ahmedabad: In the past, it was normal for girls to marry young and deliver a child before they turned 17, a Gujarat High Court observed. The High Court judge made this remark during the hearing of a plea by a 17-year-old girl seeking termination of her 7-month pregnancy. In the end, the court directed the Medical Superintendent of Rajkot Civil …

Parliament can amend the law to provide uniform marriage age: Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Parliament can amend the law to provide uniform marriage age: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Noting that there are some matters which should be left to the “ultimate wisdom of the Parliament”, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to enhance the minimum age of marriage of women from 18 years to 21 years, on par with men. Mr. Upadhyay had sought the court to strike down 18 years as the minimum age …

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages are considered an offence in statutory law. On January 13, the Supreme Court said it would examine whether girls as young as 15 years …

Marriage With Minor Girl Not Void U/S 11 Of Hindu Marriage Act: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Marriage With Minor Girl Not Void U/S 11 Of Hindu Marriage Act: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the family court under the Hindu Marriage Act by which it declared the marriage between a couple to be null and void, as the woman was minor at the time of marriage. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty observed that Section 11 of …

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 13 decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. Chandrachud issued a formal notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against a recent order of …

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
2 years ago

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age

Firstpost  

The petition, which cited a recent decision of the Delhi High Court allowing a minor Muslim girl’s marriage on the ground that it is permitted under the Muslim personal law, sought equal application of penal laws to Muslim women who were married off before attaining the age of majority New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NCW Plea Challenging Muslim Personal Law Allowing Minor Girls To Marry On Attaining Puberty
2 years ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NCW Plea Challenging Muslim Personal Law Allowing Minor Girls To Marry On Attaining Puberty

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea filed by National Commission for Women for enforcement of fundamental rights of minor Muslim women seeking uniform application of penal laws to Muslim women, who contract marriage before attaining the age of majority, irrespective of what is professed in personal laws. The petition notes that the 'minimum' age of marriage' …

SC seeks Centre's response to plea for uniform age of marriage for women, irrespective of religion
2 years ago

SC seeks Centre's response to plea for uniform age of marriage for women, irrespective of religion

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response to a plea by the National Commission for Women, seeking a "uniform age of marriage" for women, irrespective of their religion or personal laws. The NCW has pointed out that the minimum age of marriage' under various personal laws is consistent with the prevailing penal laws, except in the Muslim Personal …

Hindus should marry young like Muslims: Assam's Badruddin Ajmal
2 years ago

Hindus should marry young like Muslims: Assam's Badruddin Ajmal

India Today  

Hindus should adopt the "Muslim formula" and get their children married at a young age, All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal said on Friday, reported news agency ANI. About claims that the Muslim population is increasing in the country, the AIUDF chief said, “After the age of 40, they get married under parental pressure. The AIUDF chief also …

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex
2 years, 1 month ago

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the Law Commission of India will have to rethink the age criteria in law for having consensual sex to address the issue of instances of sexual intercourse as a result of mutual love affair amongst minor girls and boys, who are aged above 16 but are below 18. A Division Bench, comprising …

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC

The Hindu  

The substantive and special enactments like the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act overrides the personal laws on age for having sexual activities, the High Court of Karnataka has observed while considering the petitions filed by two Muslim men, who had sought bail in separate criminal cases registered against them for having sexual relationship …

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, 1 month 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 …

NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine
2 years, 2 months ago

NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine

Firstpost  

NCPCR has challenged an order of Punjab and Haryana High Court from June this year wherein it had cited Sharia Law and held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl could enter into a valid marriage New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights challenging an order of Punjab and …

Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea
2 years, 2 months ago

Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights challenging a recent judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate R Rajasekhar …

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal
2 years, 4 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 …

Minor girl can marry without parents consent under Muslim Personal Law, says Delhi HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Minor girl can marry without parents consent under Muslim Personal Law, says Delhi HC

India Today  

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a case on Tuesday, observed that as per the Muslim Personal Law, a minor girl who has attained puberty can marry without her parents’ consent. The court rejected arguments that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act might be applied in such cases and said the act’s objective is to ensure that children …

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice
2 years, 5 months ago

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court recently sought the reply of the state government as well as of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation plea questioning the permissible age of marriage under Muslim Law.The PIL plea further seeks a direction to the Union of India to take immediate measures for effective implementation of "The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021"It may …

Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court
2 years, 6 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, 6 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. …

Mahindra University : IWD Debate On "Law of Marriage Age: Useful or Useless?"
2 years, 9 months ago

Mahindra University : IWD Debate On "Law of Marriage Age: Useful or Useless?"

Live Law  

Whether Raising Legal Age of Marriage for Women: A Step towards Right to Equality or just a Political Move? The debate saw a wide array of arguments ranging from how this move by the government promotes gender equality, overall health, and mental well being of women to why this move will not have the desired impact and will instead lead …

Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?

The Hindu  

In the recent session of Parliament, the government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021, to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years. Noorjehan Safia Niaz: The main concern of this law is not so much about equality but to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 years. Noorjehan Safia Niaz: …

The ideal age of marriage, according to neuroscience
2 years, 11 months ago

The ideal age of marriage, according to neuroscience

Live Mint  

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women in India from 18 to 21, has recently been introduced in Parliament by the government. Now, with the government’s decision to raise their marriage age to 21, the gap between a girl attaining puberty and getting married has widened a bit more. …

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill has a flawed notion of gender justice
2 years, 11 months ago

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill has a flawed notion of gender justice

The Hindu  

It has become a habit of sorts for the National Democratic Alliance government to usher in legislation that either no one wants or that defies logic. Therefore, there has been a steady increase in enrolment in higher education by women even when the legal age of marriage was set at 18. If 40.8 per cent women were married off before …

Is Amendment to Marriage Act a Precursor to Uniform Civil Code?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is Amendment to Marriage Act a Precursor to Uniform Civil Code?

News 18  

The Modi government has stoked yet another controversy by introducing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, which seeks to raise the marriageable age of women to 21 years, making it uniform for both women and men. Since various Opposition parties, Muslim officials, and Muslim clerics have declared resistance to the notion, they say, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be …

Law to raise marriage age causes a flutter in western U.P.
2 years, 11 months ago

Law to raise marriage age causes a flutter in western U.P.

The Hindu  

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021, which seeks to increase the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, has begun to show its socio-political impact in western Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Jaglan, who is known for advocating the “Selfie with daughter” initiative, has been holding such panchayats in Haryana and Rajasthan, and said it was the …

Not all Muslims oppose marriage bill
3 years ago

Not all Muslims oppose marriage bill

The Hindu  

While Muslim political parties have opposed amendments to the child marriage law to raise the age at marriage for women to 21, terming them an attack on personal laws, voices within the community advocating equal rights, have welcomed the move. It also says that it will over ride all personal laws — section 2 of the Amendment Bill states that …

As a Kashmiri Woman, I Find Move to Raise Legal Marriage Age a Bold Step towards Gender Equality
3 years ago

As a Kashmiri Woman, I Find Move to Raise Legal Marriage Age a Bold Step towards Gender Equality

News 18  

In India, the legal age of marriage for women has been 18 years since 1978. The move by the Government of India to increase the legal marriage age for women to 21—a change after 43 years—and bring it on a par with men can revolutionise the approach to address deep-seated socio-economic and cultural issues and boost women’s economic status in …

'Aimless, uneducated girls will go astray if not married soon': Nuh Bar Association president
3 years ago

'Aimless, uneducated girls will go astray if not married soon': Nuh Bar Association president

Op India  

As fundamentalist and regressive forces continue to oppose the Centre’s proposal to raise the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, Sajid, the president of Nuh District Bar Association said that “aimless and uneducated women” would transgress if they remain unmarried till the age of 21. But those who have no aim, are uneducated, are considered ‘burden’ …

Amendments to marriage age contradict other laws
3 years ago

Amendments to marriage age contradict other laws

The Hindu  

The amendments proposed to the anti-child marriage law defines a child as someone under the age of 21 years and contradicts laws where the legal age of competence is recognised as 18 years. Senior advocate Indira Jaising tweeted: “How patronising and patriarchal to call someone over the age of 18 a ‘child’, ready and fit to vote but not to …

LS sends bill to raise women’s age at marriage to standing committee
3 years ago

LS sends bill to raise women’s age at marriage to standing committee

The Hindu  

As the Lok Sabha on Tuesday sent the proposed law raising the age of marriage for women to 21 to a Standing Committee, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said it would ensure uniformity across all religions and communities. “The age of marriage should be uniformly applicable to all religions, caste, creed, over-riding any custom or law that …

Age and marriage: The Hindu Editorial on raising the age of marriage for women
3 years ago

Age and marriage: The Hindu Editorial on raising the age of marriage for women

The Hindu  

Good intent does not guarantee favourable outcomes. In her Budget speech last year, Finance Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the Government would set up a task force to look into the age of a girl entering motherhood with an aim to lower maternal mortality rates, improve nutrition levels as well as ensure opportunities to women to pursue higher education and …

Merely Because Adult Boy Is Not Of Marriageable Age, It Would Not Deprive Young Couple Of Their Right To Live Together: P & H High Court Grants Protection To Live-In Couple
3 years ago

Merely Because Adult Boy Is Not Of Marriageable Age, It Would Not Deprive Young Couple Of Their Right To Live Together: P & H High Court Grants Protection To Live-In Couple

Live Law  

While dealing with the protection plea of a young couple in a live-in relationship, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the adult boy is not of marriageable age, it would not deprive the young couple of their fundamental right as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill was adjudicating upon …

Explained | Is raising marriage age enough to help girls?
3 years ago

Explained | Is raising marriage age enough to help girls?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Government has listed its proposal to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 for legislative business in Parliament in the coming week. The Special Marriage Act, 1954, which governs inter-faith marriages also lays down 18 years for women and 21 years for men as the age of marriage. In her 2020 Budget speech, …

Raising Age of Marriage Uniformly is Welcome but… Writes Zakia Soman Who Led Battle against Triple Talaq
3 years ago

Raising Age of Marriage Uniformly is Welcome but… Writes Zakia Soman Who Led Battle against Triple Talaq

News 18  

The Union government has taken a decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. The government had appointed a committee headed by politician Jaya Jaitly to evaluate the feasibility of raising age of marriage and its implications on health and education opportunities for women and children. They also recommended other affirmative measures for …

IUML, AIMIM oppose move to raise age of marriage for women
3 years ago

IUML, AIMIM oppose move to raise age of marriage for women

The Hindu  

The Indian Union Muslim League on Friday moved a notice for adjournment motion in Parliament opposing the government's proposal to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 years calling it an attempt to encroach on Muslim personal law. In contrast, Modi government decides what we eat, whom or when we marry, what God we worship, etc.” Samajwadi Party’s …

'Modi govt acts like mohalla uncle': AIMIM chief Owaisi slams Centre's move to raise marriage age for women
3 years ago

'Modi govt acts like mohalla uncle': AIMIM chief Owaisi slams Centre's move to raise marriage age for women

India Today  

Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter on Friday to criticise the central government’s move to raise the legal minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. “Modi government acts like a mohalla uncle - deciding what we eat, who/when we marry, what God we worship, etc,” Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, …

20 in China, 12 in Trinidad: Legal Marriage Ages Across Globe as India Proposes to Raise Ceiling for Women
3 years ago

20 in China, 12 in Trinidad: Legal Marriage Ages Across Globe as India Proposes to Raise Ceiling for Women

News 18  

The Union Cabinet has decided to make the minimum marriageable age of girls religion-neutral at 21 years of age to introduce a new law that will amend the ‘The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006’. Some Girls Can Marry by 12 in Trinidad and Tobago According to the US State Department’s 2014 human rights report on Trinidad and Tobago, while …

Cabinet clears proposal to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 in a bid to 'empower' them
3 years ago

Cabinet clears proposal to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 in a bid to 'empower' them

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as men. To save the daughters from malnutrition, it is necessary that they’re married at the right age.” An Indian Express report stated that the government will introduce an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage …

Cabinet Clears Proposal to Raise Legal Marriage Age of Women to 21; Move to Empower Women, Says Task Force Head
3 years ago

Cabinet Clears Proposal to Raise Legal Marriage Age of Women to 21; Move to Empower Women, Says Task Force Head

News 18  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, the same as men. The proposal is based on recommendations by a task force set by the Centre to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering MMR, improvement of nutritional levels and related issues.” Headed …

Iraq: Court hearing resumes on marriage of 12-year-old girl
3 years ago

Iraq: Court hearing resumes on marriage of 12-year-old girl

Al Jazeera  

Despite the furore surrounding the case, legal scholars say many other child-marriage situations do not get the same level of attention. “No matter what, a marriage between a 12-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man is simply not acceptable,” Hala, an advocate for women’s and children’s rights in Iraq, told Al Jazeera, asking to be identified only by her first name. …

Child marriage valid if 'child' doesn't declare it void at 18: Punjab and Haryana HC
3 years, 3 months ago

Child marriage valid if 'child' doesn't declare it void at 18: Punjab and Haryana HC

India Today  

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a marriage contracted with a minor girl would be legally valid if the child upon turning 18 does not declare it void. It would become valid if no steps are taken by the ‘child’ to declare the marriage void on attaining majority, the high court ruled. “In …

"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, 4 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 …

'Permit Her To Live Her Own Life': Gujarat HC Directs Parents Of 18 Y/O Girl To Not Harass Her For Wanting To Marry Boy Aged 19Yrs After Attaining Marriageable Age
3 years, 5 months ago

'Permit Her To Live Her Own Life': Gujarat HC Directs Parents Of 18 Y/O Girl To Not Harass Her For Wanting To Marry Boy Aged 19Yrs After Attaining Marriageable Age

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has directed parents of a 18 year old girl to not harass her for wanting to marry a boy after him attaining the age of marriage.Expecting that the parents will permit the girl to live her own life as per her choices, a division judge bench comprising of Justice RM Chhaya and Justice Nirzar S Desai …

SC Tags Plea Challenging Provisions Prescribing Different Ages For Marriage Tagged With Transfer Plea On Petitions Seeking Uniform Age Of Marriage
3 years, 5 months ago

SC Tags Plea Challenging Provisions Prescribing Different Ages For Marriage Tagged With Transfer Plea On Petitions Seeking Uniform Age Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday tagged the petition challenging provisions which prescribe different ages for eligibility of marriage for the intended bride and groom with a pending petition seeking transfer of petitions before Rajasthan High Court and Delhi High Court that seek for a uniform marriage age for both men and women.A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard Senior …

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