'Child Marriages Violate Free Will To Choose Partner': SC Holds Prohibition Cannot Be Stunted By Personal Laws

The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and that marriages involving children violate the free will to have a life partner of choice.

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also issued a slew of guidelines for the effective implementation of the law on the prevention of child marriages in the country.

Reading out the judgement, the CJI said the law on the prevention of child marriages cannot be stunted by personal law.