Muslim girls can marry at 16: Punjab and Haryana HC upholds minor marriage
While giving protection to a Muslim couple aged 16 and 21 years from their family members, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled on Monday that a Muslim girl over 16 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice.
The single-judge bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi passed the order on a plea by a Pathankot-based Muslim couple who had approached the court for protection.
“Merely because the petitioners have got married against the wishes of their family members, they cannot possibly be deprived of their fundamental rights as envisaged in the Constitution of India,” the bench said.
Citing Islamic Sharia rule, Justice Bedi said the marriage of a Muslim girl is governed by the Muslim Personal Law.
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