Can a girl get married at 21?

New minimum age for women to marry is 21, not 18; proposal cleared by Cabinet. Bill likely on increasing legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years. The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men.

What is the age for girl to get married in India?

Child marriage is a complex subject under Indian law. It was defined by The Child Marriage Restraint Act in 1929, which set the minimum age of marriage for females to be 14 and males 18.

What is the age limit for marriage in India?

Personal laws that govern marriage and other personal practices for communities prescribe certain criteria for marriage, including age of the bride and groom. For example, Section 5(iii) of The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, sets a minimum age of 18 for the bride and 21 for the groom.

Can a 20 year old boy get married in India?

According to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, legal age for a girl to marry is 18 and for a boy it is 21.

Should the minimum age of marriage be raised to 21 years?

Madhu Mehra: It is important that girls are not pushed into marriage early; marriage should not be compulsory for them to gain social and economic status. Yet, an increase in the minimum age of marriage to 21 years will be counterproductive. Minimum age of marriage does not mean mandatory age.

What is the legal age of marriage in the UK?

The Law Commission Report of 2008, on reforming family law, recommended a uniform age of marriage for boys and girls at 18 years and not 21. The National Human Rights Commission in 2018 recommended that there should be a uniform age of marriage for boys and girls.

What is the legal age of marriage in India?

Madhu Mehra: The PCMA sets the minimum age of marriage at 18 years for women and at 21 for men. It treats underage marriages as valid, but voidable.

Should the age of marriage be equal for boys and girls?

Human rights activists, women’s groups and child rights activists demand that the age of marriage should be equal for boys and girls. Under the previous 1929 law, the Child Marriage Restraint Act, there was a thinking that girls mature earlier than boys and therefore should have a lower age of marriage.