India’s Battle against Child Marriage – A Conflict of Laws

By Yash More and Shailendra Shukla Introduction The Supreme Court in Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M (hereinafter Shafin Jahan) while adjudicating upon the validity of the marriage of a 24-year-old Muslim convert girl Hadiya with Shafin Jahan, created an inadvertent legal complexity.[1] Justice Chandrachud, in his concurring opinion, while discussing the necessary conditions for a valid … Continue reading India’s Battle against Child Marriage – A Conflict of Laws