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Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation filed by lawyer seeking to lower the marriageable age for men from 21 to 18 years.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer, Asok Pande, seeking to lower the marriageable age for men from 21 to 18 years.
Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL filed by a lawyer, Asok Pande, seeking to lower the marriageable age for men to 18 years. The Top Court did not find any merit in the petition and dismissed it by slapping a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.
— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2018
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A two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner while dismissing the petition.
Pande (50), in his petition, had stated that if an 18-year-old man has the right to vote and join the Indian army, there was no rationale in restricting his right to marry until attaining the age of 21. (ANI)
