Child Marriage Prohibition Act Is A Secular Law,Personal Law Can’t Stand In The Way Of It’s Implementation: Observes SC

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K. M. Joseph on Wednesday directed to implead the States in a PIL by NGO Independent Thought regarding the implementation of the Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2006.Advocate Gaurav Agarwal, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, drew the attention of the bench to the 2017 decision rendered...