Taking another giant leap towards ending the menace, the apex court in a recent judgment held that personal laws and traditions cannot prevail over the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The Court also issued a host of guidelines to achieve the “whole purpose” of the legislation
The constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Act was recently upheld by the apex court. It grants citizenship to individuals of Indian origin who migrated from Bangladesh to Assam. The Court rejected the petitioners’ contention that the provision has caused a “demographic invasion” in Assam