لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے
(Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929)
کی دفعہ 2الف کو خلاف آئین قرار دیکر کالعدم قرار دے دیا اور مذید قرار دیا ہے کہ جنس کی بنیاد پر (لڑکے/ لڑکی) بلوغت یا نابالغی کی عمر الگ الگ مقرر نہ کی جا سکتی ہے
In sum, the words in section 2(a) viz. “if a male ….and if a female is under sixteen years of age” being unconstitutional are held to be without lawful authority and of no legal effect. They are struck down.
The Govt. of Punjab (its relevant department) is directed to issue the revised version of 1929 Act (based on this judgment) within the next fifteen days and shall also upload that version on its website for information.
Announced in open Court on 09.04.2024.
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