A Muslim couple, the man of 36 years old and the woman 17, had moved the High Court, saying they fell in love with each other and married each other on January 21 this year as per Muslim customs.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the practice of bigamy is unconstitutional for all religions , oppressive towards women and opposed to equality.
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, which allows personal records to be made available to the public for scrutiny 30 days prior to the intended marriage, violate the right to privacy of the parties.