Published On : Tue, Jan 16th, 2018

Attacks By Khap Panchayats Over Inter-Caste Marriage “Absolutely Illegal”: Supreme Court

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New Delhi: No khap, panchayat or society can question an adult man and woman who get married, the Supreme Court said today. Such interference, especially in case of inter-caste marriage, is “absolutely illegal”, the court said.

COMMENTSThe top court also warned that ‘if the Centre does not act towards banning khap panchayats”, it would step in.

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