: Tuesday, 19 August 2025 4:47 pm
New Delhi . In an important case related to the minimum age of marriage of Muslim girls, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear the petition of the National Child Rights Commission (NCPCR). The court made it clear that the Commission was not a party in this case, so it has no right to challenge the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
In fact, in 2022, the Punjab and Haryana High Court considered the love marriage of a 21 -year -old Muslim youth and a 16 -year -old Muslim girl valid in a case under Muslim personal law. The case reached the court when the married couple approached the High Court for their safety. The High Court recognized their marriage by providing security to the couple. NCPCR filed a petition in the Supreme Court against this decision of the High Court.
During the hearing, a bench headed by Justice Biwi Nagratna asked the Commission on Tuesday strictly tone that NCPCR had to do with this case? When both of them married on their own free will and the High Court has given them security, how can the Commission challenge this order?
Justice Nagratna commented that if High Court gives protection to two children, NCPCR cannot say that they should not be given security. The Commission has no justification for challenging this order.
NCPCR counsel said in his argument that he was raising the question of law whether a girl under 18 years of age could be considered to be the ability to legally marry only on the basis of personal law. However, the bench said that there is no question of law in this case.
The Supreme Court also rejected the application filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) on this issue.
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