NAINITAL: Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to declare the "marriage of minor girls allowed by Muslim personal law as illegal", the Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Friday issued notices to the central and state governments, asking them to file their response in the matter. The petition was filed by the Youth Bar Association of India, a group of advocates working for social causes.
The PIL argued that "child marriages lead to girls dropping out of school and getting pregnant at a young age, which is detrimental to society's health and violates several laws, including Right to Education and Pocso, so it should be declared illegal across religions".
