The Supreme Court's recent judgment reinforcing the strict implementation of the child marriage prevention law is celebrated by activists and NGOs. The court affirmed that traditions cannot override the law,

Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, an

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said in the instance of child marriage, the right to sexuality of a person is systematically dismantled, and the assault starts with the sexualisation of the child at a tender age.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law. Observing that marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner,

The Supreme Court of India gave a verdict on Child Marriage stating that any personal law of a religion can not be prioritised over the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA). A bench led by Chief Justice D.

D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra further issued a slew of guidelines for the effective implementation of the law on prevention of child marriages in the country.

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines for implementing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and declared it will override all persona

The court urged Parliament to consider outlawing child betrothals, which ‘have the effect of violating free choice, autonomy, agency and childhood’.

The Supreme Court judgment came on a PIL by the Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action urging steps to check child marriages

The Supreme Court has told state governments to integrate comprehensive sexuality education into school curricula to combat child marriage

While issuing various guidelines for the prevention of child marriages, the Supreme Court refrained from deciding the issue whether the Prevention of Child Marriage Act, 2006 overrides