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  2. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 - Wikipedia

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    The Child marriage prohibition officers are deemed to be public servant and no suit will lie on the action taken by the Child marriage prohibition officers in good faith. Child marriage Restraint Act is repealed by this new Act. There are some controversies existing regarding the marriageable age of girls, particularly Muslim girls.

  3. All India Muslim Personal Law Board - Wikipedia

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    The Board has also objected to the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 as they believe it will infringe on the Madrasa System of Education. [8] It has also supported child marriage and opposes the Child Marriage Restraint Act. It supports marriage age as 15 but says we do not promote it but people should have choice. [9]

  4. Child marriage in India - Wikipedia

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    [4] [6] For all others, The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 defines "child marriage" means a marriage, or a marriage about to be solemnized, to which either of the contracting parties is a child; and child for purposes of marriage is defined based on gender of the person – if a male, it is 21 years of age, and if a female, 18 years ...

  5. Islamic family jurisprudence - Wikipedia

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    Marriage is an act of Islam [13] and is strongly recommended. [12] [14] Polygyny is permitted in Islam under some conditions, but polyandry is forbidden. [15] In Islam, marriage (Arabic: نِكَاح, romanized: Nikāḥ) is a legal contract between a man and a woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free ...

  6. Child marriage among Muslims in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) opposes the Child Marriage Act on the grounds that it contravenes the Muslim personal law. [6] [7] According to a survey by the Integrated Child Development Scheme, of the 3,400 girls aged 13 to 18 married in Malappuram, Kerala in 2012, 2,800 were Muslims.

  7. Child marriage - Wikipedia

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    It is a significant social issue. As of 2016, the situation has been legally rectified by The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. According to the "National Plan of Action for Children 2005", published by Indian government's Department of Women and Child Development, set a goal to eliminate child marriage completely by 2010.

  8. A child marriage survivor helped ban the practice in New York ...

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    Naila Amin, 31, was a child bride in Pakistan at the age of 13; she now has a law named after her that bans the practice in New York state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed a bill into law ...

  9. Islam and children - Wikipedia

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    The topic of Islam and children includes Islamic principles of child development, the rights of children in Islam, the duties of children towards their parents, and the rights of parents over their children, both biological and foster children. Islam identifies three distinct stages of child development, each lasting 7 years, from age 0-21.