Is Amendment to Marriage Act a Precursor to Uniform Civil Code?
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 able to garner support among women, particularly Muslim females. Several Muslim personal laws, most notably the Triple Talaq, have been deemed unlawful on several occasions by the Supreme Court and High Courts of the country. According to a 1931 study, more than 3.2 million women died during pregnancy or at the time of delivery owing to child marriage, which was higher than the entire number of deaths during World War I, because their bodies could not take the labour due to their young age.
News18 UCC Survey: Why I, a Muslim Woman, Am All For Uniform Civil Code - News18
Before Implementing Uniform Civil Code, Important to Make Secular Laws Gender Just
Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Discover Related
Unmarried major parents entitled to live together: HC
Nepal’s girls face new child marriage fears amid debate to change law
Minority status of Jains and personal laws: A knotty affair
Police register case as minor girl is married off twice in Belagavi district
How to register marriage in Tamil Nadu
‘Muslim women’s liberation cannot be boxed into a single narrative’
Don’t reject Jains’ divorce plea under Hindu Act: HC
Comply with Supreme Court order on marriage registration: Delhi HC to govt
Hindu girl, Muslim boy marry in Kerala after facing threats in Jharkhand
Uniform Civil Code protects rights of women in live-in relationships: High Court
Minor girl calls ‘Sakthi Team Police’ on her engagement day, stops child marriage
I Grew Up Surrounded By Child Brides. Here’s What I Found So Haunting.