Lahore High Court fixed the minimum age of marriage for boy and girl
The Lahore High Court set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years for boys and girls and annulled the provision of difference in marriage age.
The court ordered that the Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 1929 should be corrected and updated within 15 days and published on the website of the Punjab government.
Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court declared in a five-page decision that there is a need to take effective measures against child marriage on the basis of social and physical factors, the purpose of marriage law should be linked with social, economic and educational factors.
As a nation, the potential of a large part of the population cannot be underestimated in early marriage and child birth, under the constitution all citizens are equal in the eyes of the law, no citizen can be discriminated against.
The Child Marriage Act of 1929 made age discrimination between boys and girls illegal, making age discrimination unconstitutional and null and void. To be appointed.
Under Article 35 of the Constitution, the State is responsible for the protection of marriage, family, mother and child. This article of the Constitution specifically mentions the mother, not the father, who is important. Failure to do so is serious discrimination. It is tantamount to compromise on behavior and constitutional scheme.
Under Article 25, all citizens are equal and entitled to protection under the law, no discrimination can be made against any citizen on the basis of sex.