Supreme Court Directs Ministry Of Women And Child Development To File Status Report Showing Steps Taken To Implement Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act

The Supreme Court directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to file a status report elucidating steps taken by the union Government to implement the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The direction was passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. At the outset, the counsel for petitioner informed the court that...