NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday spurned the Union govt’s invitation to direct application of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) to citizens irrespective of their religion and personal laws but suggested that Parliament should consider outlawing child betrothals as well.Delivering a 141-page judgment on a PIL highlighting the persistence of child marriages on…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said the “multi-dimensional assault of child marriage” was not only oppressive to heterosexual girls and boys but also to all genders and sexual minorities as it robbed them of vital autonomy in choosing their sexual orientation and choice of partner.A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices…
NEW DELHI: A drive to identify children at risk of child marriage, conducted on the directions of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, shows that more than 11.5 lakh children in 27 states and seven UTs, most of them girls, were found “vulnerable” as they had either dropped out of school, were out or…
The Assam cabinet gave its approval Wednesday to a proposed law that aims to make it mandatory for Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government. This legislation, once implemented, will terminate the role of “qazis” who register Muslim marriages and divorces. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2024, will…
GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam, which has been cited in an independent nationwide survey as a case study in curbing child marriage, approved Thursday a Bill to repeal a 1935 law that permits underage marriages among the Muslim community if specific conditions are met.With the cabinet endorsing the proposal mooted in Feb, the Bill to abrogate the…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam, which has been cited in an independent nationwide survey as a case study in curbing child marriage, approved Thursday a Bill to repeal a 1935 law that permits underage marriages among the Muslim community if specific conditions are met.With the cabinet endorsing the proposal mooted in Feb,…
NEW DELHI: Assam government on Thursday decided to repeal the colonial-era Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935.Sharing the government’s decision on X, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a “significant step to ensure justice” as it would put “additional safeguard against child marriage“.“We have taken a significant step to ensure…
NEW DELHI: We are 24 years into the 21st century, but every minute, three girl children are forced into marriage in India. Not that you will know this from crime data, which captures a fraction of child marriages in the country. Take 2022, for example. Only three cases were registered per day nationwide. It gets…
The marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man named Habib Khan was called off after successful intervention by the police in Pakistan’s Charsadda town. While the police managed to arrest the groom and the ‘Nikah Khwan’ (a person who solemnizes the marriage), the girl’s father managed to escape.A case has been registered against…
TIRUPATI: In a heart-warming tale of grit and perseverance, a girl who dodged child marriage and braved odds to pursue her education has topped the first year intermediate board examinations in Andhra Pradesh.S Nirmala, who hails from Pedda Harivanam in Kurnool district, secured 421 marks out of 440 (95.7%). A bright student throughout, she had…
