Prohibition of Child Marriage Act

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Supreme Court to study ‘major’ question on age in child marriage law | India News – Times of India

adminJanuary 16, 202505 mins

NEW DELHI: Prohibition of Child Marriage Act does not make a child marriage void but prescribes that any minor spouse can seek annulment of marriage within two years of becoming major. Under the law, a minor girl or any of her well-wishers, if they so choose, can challenge her marriage up to the age of…

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Supreme Court refuses to extend child marriage ban to all faiths – Times of India

adminOctober 18, 202405 mins

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…