New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a PIL filed by an NGO alleging increase in child marriage in the country and non-implementation of the relevant law in "letter and spirit".
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra heard the arguments of petitioner's counsel 'Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action' and Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, before reserving the verdict.
The Center claimed that there has been a significant reduction in child marriage in the country.
Earlier, the top court had directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to file a status report detailing the steps taken to implement the Child Marriage Prohibition Act.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra heard the arguments of petitioner's counsel 'Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action' and Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, before reserving the verdict.
The Center claimed that there has been a significant reduction in child marriage in the country.
Earlier, the top court had directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to file a status report detailing the steps taken to implement the Child Marriage Prohibition Act.
