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marriageable age

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High Court judgment allowing marriage of minor girls under Muslim personal law will not be precedent in other cases: Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2023

In a petition by NCPCR against Punjab and Haryana HC allowing marriage of minor Muslim girls, Supreme Court said this order can't be a precedent in other cases

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Jharkhand HC says Muslim girls can marry after attaining 15 years of age, adds ‘Muslim marriage is governed by personal law’

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2022

Jharkhand High Court rules that under Muslim personal law, Muslim girls above 15 years of age are allowed to marry

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Smriti Irani slams NCP MP Fauzia Khan over her remark ‘girls are married because they have nothing else to do’

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2022

Smriti Irani in the RS said that the government is taking all the steps to make sure that the girls under the marriageable age are secure and are being provided proper education.