The Court will examine an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that allowed a minor Muslim girl to marry a person of her choice. Muslim law is often at odds with other laws in India
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi Commission for Women in a petition filed seeking declaration of Section 3 (1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 as ultra vires of Article 21 of the Constitution.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday, allowed a 17-year-old girl to stay with mother of the boy she married, till she attains the age of 18 years.