Child Marriage Act
- India
Child marriage prohibition act should be applicable to all communities, says PIL
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday sought response from the Union government, state, and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on a petition seeking uniform application of the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan raises min marriage age for Christian men & women to 18 yrs
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday raised the minimum legal age for marriage for Christian men and women to 18 years in the Islamic nation, after amending the law enacted in 1872. President Asif…
- India
Bill to raise legal marriage age for women lapses as 17th LS dissolves
New Delhi: With the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, a bill that aimed to bring uniformity in the age of marriage for men and women has lapsed. The Prohibition of Child…
- India
Two Assam villages declared ‘zero child marriage’ areas
Guwahati: Amidst the Assam government’s ongoing efforts to completely eradicate child marriages in the state, two villages in the Cachar district were declared ‘zero child marriage’ areas, an official said on Monday. Cachar…
