Difference in Legal Marriage Age for Men and Women Stems from Patriarchal Bias: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court observed that the difference in the legal marriageable age between men and women in India is a “vestige of patriarchy” that reinforces societal gender biases. The bench, comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh, made these remarks while dealing with a case concerning the annulment of a child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA). Background of the…
