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Careful, Marriage Enthusiasts: SC Slaps Rs 25,000 Fine On Petitioner Demanding Lower Marriage-Age For Men
A view of Supreme Court building on February 12, 2018 in New Delhi. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Supreme Court to lower the marriageable age for men from 21 to 18 has been rejected. Ashok Pandey, the lawyer who filed the PIL has been slapped with a fine of Rs 25,000 for wasting the court’s time on a trivial case, reports India.com
In March 2017, a SC bench headed by then Chief Justice JS Khekar had stated that frivolous petitions will invite a fine upto Rs 5 lakh as they tarnish the sanctity of the apex court.
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