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Gauhati HC to State: Why POCSO Act Added in Child Marriage Act?(15.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court while granting anticipatory bail to certain accused in different matters booked under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Child Marriage, POCSO
Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Submit Report on Number of Child Marriages(15.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to submit a report on the number of child marriages in the State as it may be a contributing fa.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Report on Number of Child Marriages
Rajasthan HC: Engagement of Child Not Offence U/S 11 Of Child Marriage Act(29.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Section 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 makes it abundantly clear that organizing marriage is.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Section 11, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, engagement
All. HC to Arya Samaj Apex Body: Prepare Guidelines to Avoid Solemnizing of Child Marriages(25.04.2023)
Allahabad High Court while directing Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha to introspect and issue guidelines to avoid solemnising marriages involving min.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Child Marriages, Guidelines
P&H HC: Prohibition of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate on Basis of Religion(03.05.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that even though Muslim Personal law permits marriage upon attaining the age of puberty, the Prohibition of.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Prohibition of Child Marriage Law
Gujarat High Court: Charge Muslims Who Wed Off Minor Girls(25.09.2015)
Gujarat HC has ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) would prevail over Muslim Personal Law in cases where Muslims marry off their minor.....
Tags : Gujarat HC ,Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
Supreme Court Directs Centre to Provide Data on Implementing Child Marriage Prohibition Act(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to provide data on number of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, appointed under Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Marriage Prohibition Act
Bom HC to State: Submit Report on Appointment and Performance of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers(13.07.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeking effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006, has directed State Government to s.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Prohibition Officers, Child Marriage
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Against Child Marriages(21.10.2024)
SC while issuing guidelines against child marriages, has stated that to ensure effective use of penal provisions in the Prohibition of Child Marriage .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Marriage, Guidelines
Supreme Court Gives Relief to Couple who Pleaded Guilty for Marrying off their Under-Aged Kids(16.11.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court order to conduct de novo trial under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 against a couple who pleaded.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Declaration of Child Marriage as Void Ab Initio(12.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking directions for the declaration of Section 3(1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 as .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Marriages
Madras HC: Divorce Must To Annul Child Marriage(08.03.2016)
Madras High Court has held that a wedding between minor girl and boy will not become void automatically without either of them obtaining a decree of d.....
Tags : Madras High Court , Child Marriage
CIVIL - Child Marriages not Exempted from Compulsory Registration: Kerala HC(19.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has upheld circulars issued by Local Self Government Authorities of Kerala Government making under-age marriages compulsorily regist.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Child Marriage
SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Rajasthan Law Permitting Registration of Child Marriages(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court on India has dismissed a petition challenging section 8 of the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Marriage, Registration
Calcutta High Court: Child Marriage Allegation Alone Cannot Justify Ordering a POCSO FIR(23.07.2026)
Calcutta High Court held that a divorce court hearing a mutual consent petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act cannot direct registration.....
Tags : Allegation; Child Marriage; Hindu Marriage Act