Tag: Haryana High Court

CHANDIGARH : Observing that a girl’s marriage continued to be governed by the Muslim personal law, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the handing over of a minor Muslim girl’s custody to her husband. A bench of Justice Vikas Bahl was hearing a habeas corpus petition by the husband for the release of the wife in the custody of Ashiana Home in Panchkula. The Bench was told that both the petitioner and the detainee belonged to the Muslim religion. Seeking the petition’s dismissal, the counsel for state said the...