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Major girl’s consent should be obtained while giving her in marriage: Orissa High Court

Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (UNI) When a girl is not ready for the marriage, giving her in marriage by using extraneous force is not conducive for a healthy society and her consent should be obtained before any such decision is taken by the parents, the Orissa High Court observed while disposing a married woman’s plea to live separately after forced marriage.
The married woman was brought to the Court by Kakatpur police during the hearing. Because of the forced marriage, she felt difficulty in living in her matrimonial house and for that she left of her own. She clearly disclosed that she did not intend to live with her husband nor with her parents as she is still in gainful employment and earns her livelihood.
She is a major and, therefore, capable of taking her own decisions. “A time has come when the society would introspect when the girls are forced to marry by their parents. The decision of the girl is paramount and her consent should be obtained before any such decision is taken by the parents”, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman observed.
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