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Supreme Court Suggests Ban on Child Betrothals: Impact on Free Choice and Autonomy
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Suggests Ban on Child Betrothals: Impact on Free Choice and Autonomy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has suggested to the Parliament to consider outlawing child betrothals by amending the Prevention of Child Marriage Act(PCMA), 2006. The Court noted that the PCMA does not directly address child betrothals and that it can be used to evade the penalties under the Act. The Court emphasized the need to spread awareness among communities instead of focusing …

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14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused
1 year, 3 months ago

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused

ABP News  

Five persons were arrested and three are at large in a child marriage case in Thane district in Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported citing a police official said on Saturday. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 outlaws child marriage and provides for its prevention as well as the protection of child brides. For solemnising a child marriage, the …

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Give details on appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, Bombay HC tells Maharashtra govt.
1 year, 5 months ago

Give details on appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, Bombay HC tells Maharashtra govt.

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 12 asked the Maharashtra government to submit details on the appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers in the State. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Arif Doctor was hearing a public interest litigation petition mentioning issues related to child marriages in Maharashtra and the apparent non-implementation of the Prohibition …

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The battle against child marriage
1 year, 10 months ago

The battle against child marriage

The Hindu  

For the first time in more than two decades, a police team from the Ulukunchi outpost came asking questions at Birsingi, a village in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Assam’s Director-General of Police, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, said the exercise was planned after the Chief Minister sought action against large-scale child marriages two months ago. Seeking the cooperation of the people …

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‘Foolish': Child panel chief on AIUDF's charges against Assam government
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Foolish': Child panel chief on AIUDF's charges against Assam government

Hindustan Times  

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday said the Assam government's initiative against child marriage is appreciative and that other state governments should follow the same, according to news agency ANI. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “NCPCR has appreciated Assam's government initiative against adults involved in child marriages and we also expect other states …

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Child Marriage: AIUDF Claims Crackdown Without Framing Rules; Cong Questions Failure of Other Govt Bodies
1 year, 10 months ago

Child Marriage: AIUDF Claims Crackdown Without Framing Rules; Cong Questions Failure of Other Govt Bodies

News 18  

The AIUDF on Saturday alleged that the Assam government is carrying out a crackdown on child marriage under provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act without framing the requisite rules. In a crackdown on child marriage since Friday, police have arrested 2,258 people so far based on 4,074 FIRs registered against such cases with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Raising Legal Marriage Age for Women is Not the Silver Bullet for India’s Child Marriage Problem
3 years ago

Raising Legal Marriage Age for Women is Not the Silver Bullet for India’s Child Marriage Problem

News 18  

The welcome move of change in minimum age of marriage in India has once again trained the focus on women and the shackles they have to face in the society. The age of marriage was addressed for the first time through the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929, also known as the Sarda Act, which finalised the minimum marriageable age …

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What would really stop child marriages?
3 years, 2 months ago

What would really stop child marriages?

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra put on hold for further legal examination the controversial Compulsory Registration of Marriage Bill, 2021. Activists said the Bill ostensibly legitimized child marriage, taking Rajasthan “100 years back”. The government said the Bill was a logical follow through of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, which said all marriages should be registered. …

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Child Marriage And Muslim Personal Law In India
3 years, 9 months ago

Child Marriage And Muslim Personal Law In India

Live Law  

Recently, the High Court of Punjab & Haryana held that marriage between a 17 years old girl and 36 years old man is valid. This goes contrary to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, which prescribes 18 and 21 years as the age of marriage for female and male, respectively, and endangers the dignity of a girl child. By prescribing …

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When to wed: Raising the minimum age of marriage
4 years, 3 months ago

When to wed: Raising the minimum age of marriage

The Hindu  

Indian society’s preoccupation with marriage has gripped its government of late. Given a gradual but sustained increase in age at marriage, the National Coalition Advocating for Adolescent Concerns questioned the need for increasing the legal age at marriage for girls or declaring underage marriages void. In other words, the vast majority of Indian women across the country marry before 21, …

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Should the age of marriage for women be raised to 21?
4 years, 3 months ago

Should the age of marriage for women be raised to 21?

The Hindu  

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will soon take a decision on the age of marriage of women. Comment | The marriage age misconception How does the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, view underage marriages and how effective has it been on the ground? Human rights activists, women’s groups and child rights …

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Activists against raising age of marriage for women
4 years, 4 months ago

Activists against raising age of marriage for women

The Hindu  

Raising the age of marriage from 18 to 21 for women will lead to an increase in parental backlash against young adults who marry against the wishes of their parents or elope and will lead to criminalisation of sexual activity, say activists. The study also found that when used to punish young consenting couples for marrying against the wishes of …

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