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A panel headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachod heard the matter on Friday. (File: News18)
A case was filed in the Supreme Court by an NGO which claimed that the law was not being implemented in letter and spirit
The Supreme Court granted the center six weeks to collect information and submit a written statement before it on issues related to the Child Marriage Prohibition Act of 2006 and the steps taken to implement its provisions.
The Supreme Court had in April this year requested the Center to provide an updated case report that specifically outlines the data collected from various states regarding the nature and extent of child marriage, the steps taken to implement the provisions of the 2006 Act and the policies formulated by the central government to give effect to the purpose.
She said the center should also engage with states in order to brief the Supreme Court on state compliance with the appointment of child marriage prohibition officers under Section 16 of the Act.
The Supreme Court had said in its April 13 order that the affidavit would also clarify whether the officers appointed were assigned other “multiple duties.”
The matter was brought up for hearing before a judicial panel chaired by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachod on Friday.
At the request of Aishwarya Bhatti, the Additional Solicitor General, a period of six weeks is given to the Union Government to collect information and file an affidavit before this court. The petition was incorporated on September 1, 2023,” the court order, which also includes Justices P. S. Narasimha and Manoj Misra, reads.
The Supreme Court is hearing a case filed by an NGO which raised the issue regarding the implementation of the 2006 law. The petition claimed that the law was not being implemented in letter and spirit.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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