Ban on child marriage applicable to all Religion says Kerala High Court | ‘First Indian, then religion’, said Kerala High Court regarding child marriage ban

Ban on child marriage applicable to all Religion says Kerala High Court | ‘First Indian, then religion’, said Kerala High Court regarding child marriage ban

Kerala High Court On Ban On Child Marriage: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 applies to every citizen of this country, irrespective of the religion he or she belongs to. The court said that every Indian is first a citizen and then becomes a member of a religion. Justice P V Kunhikrishnan, in a recent order on a petition to quash a case filed in Palakkad in 2012 against child marriage, said that the Act applies to all irrespective of the religion of…

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