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6 sty 2020 · The Supreme Court in a recent judgement has held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 does not intend to punish a male aged between 18 and 21 years for marrying a “female adult”. The case concerned a boy who married a 21-year-old woman when he was 17 years old.
The Government of India enacted the Prevention of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006 that replaced the earlier CMRA with the main motto of forbidding child marriages and protecting and providing assistance to the victims.
31 sie 2024 · Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2006. According to the Compulsory Registration of Weddings Act, 2006, all marriages in India must be registered as of the year 2006. It specifies that regardless of faith, every Indian citizen must register their marriage within 10 days of getting hitched.
In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court of India has delivered a crucial judgment on the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The court’s ruling addresses important aspects of the Act and its application in cases involving marriage between individuals of different age groups.
8 sty 2024 · Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 prohibits marriage below 18 years for women & 21 years for men. Despite legal age of marriage for women being set at 18 years, it was found that in almost all States, women continued to get married before they turned 18.
19 lut 2019 · Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 This Act replaced the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 which was enacted during the British era. It defines a child to mean a male below 21 years and female below 18 years.
27 gru 2023 · Legislative Framework: India enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act in 2006, establishing the legal age for marriage at 21 for men and 18 for women. Section 16 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act allows State Governments to appoint 'Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPO)' for specific areas.
