Gujarat HC upholds marriage of minor girl under Muslim Personal Law [Read the Judgment]

Upholding the marriage of a minor Muslim girl, Justice J.B. Pardiwala of the Gujarat High Court observed that, "According to the personal Law of Muslims, the girl no sooner she attains the puberty or completed 15 years, whichever is earlier, is competent to get married without the consent of her parents."The petitioners who were the original accused sought to invoke the inherent powers of...