Kathmandu, Dec 20-A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed at the Supreme Court on monday, appealing it to direct the government authorities to abolish discriminatory rules provisioned by the Marriage Registration Act and the Marriage Chapter of the Civil Code. Advocates Sapana Pradhan Malla and Meera Dhungana moved the court.
According to the Marriage Registration Act, while a boy is considered eligible for marriage when he is 22, a girl is considered eligible for marriage when she is 18. The Marriage Chapter of the Civil Code allows boys to get married at the age of 18.
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