Muslim Girl, 16, Entitled to Valid Marriage Under Personal Law, Rules SC: ‘If Two Minor Children Are Protected…’

SC dismisses NCPCR plea against HC ruling that Muslim girl can marry after attaining puberty - The Statesman

A Bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said the child rights body had no locus to file such an appeal.

SC dismisses child rights body’s plea against HC ruling that 16-year-old Muslim girl can marry

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had ruled in 2022 that a Muslim girl is of marriageable age under the personal law despite not being 18 years of age.

Is loving a crime? Top court rejects plea challenging validity of minor's marriage

In its petition, the NCPCR challenged a decision of the Punjab and the Haryana High Court that held the love marriage between a 21-year-old Muslim man and a 16-year-old Muslim girl as valid under the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law.

SC dismisses NCPCR challenge to HC order upholding validity of minor Muslim girl’s marriage under personal law

Supreme Court dismisses NCPCR petition challenging Muslim personal law on minor marriages, emphasizing societal realities in consensual relationships.

‘No locus standi to challenge such an order’: SC dismisses child rights body’s plea against verdict on Muslim girl’s marriage

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had challenged a Punjab and Haryana High Court order on a plea by a Pathankot-based Muslim couple.

Muslim girl, 16, entitled to valid marriage under personal law, rules SC: ‘If two minor children are protected…’

The Supreme Court dismissed the NCPCR's petition against a High Court ruling allowing a 16-year-old Muslim girl to marry a Muslim man, stating NCPCR had no standing in the case.