Delhi HC: Muslim girls can marry at puberty

June 06, 2012 12:26

Ruling that a Muslim girl can marry as per her choice at the age of 15 years if she has attained puberty, the Delhi high courthas held the marriage of a minor girl valid and allowed her to stay in her matrimonial house.

"This court notes that according to Mohammedan Law a girl can marry without the consent of her parents once she attains the age of puberty and she has the right to reside with her husband even if she is below the age of 18....," a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg said.

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