“No more ‘legalised’ child marriage for Indian Muslims? Kerala HC sets new precedent”, Opindia, July 28, 2024:
“On Saturday (27th July), the Kerala High Court ruled that the law against child marriage would apply to all Indians irrespective of their religion, thereby setting a new precedent.
For the unversed, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 applies to all Indian citizens, except the Muslim community who are governed by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937.
The regressive law considers girls who have attained the age of ‘puberty’ as adults, even though they are not 18. Muslim Marriages with minors have received legal sanction in Indian courts over the years, with personal laws reigning supreme over the law against child marriage……”
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