The Supreme Court has rejected the government's plea to enforce the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) over personal laws, urging Parliament to

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,

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.

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,

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

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

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

Stating that the marriages fixed in the minority of a child have the effect of violating their free choice, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Parliament to consider banning child betrothals by amending the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA),