1014 SUPREME COURT[2023]REPORTS3 S.C.R. 1014 [2023] 3 S.C.R. A ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Transfer Petition (Civil) Nos 1249-1250 Of 2020 B JANUARY13, 2023 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, CJI AND PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J.] Transfer Petition – Matters pertaining to uniformity in the minimum age of marriage for men and women in diverse legislations C – WP (C) No. 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court transferred to Supreme Court. CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION : Transfer Petition (Civil) Nos.1249-1250 of 2020. Transfer Petition Under Article 139A (1) of the Constitution read D with Order XLI of the Supreme Court Rules 2013, Seeking Transfer of Writ Petition (Civil) No.8905 of 2019 pending in the Delhi High Court and D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.13784 of 2019 pending in the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jodhpur. Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. (Amicus Curiae), Areeb Amanullah, E Ms. Mansi Sood, Ms. Zehra Khan, Advs. Tushar Mehta, SG, Suryaprakash V Raju, A.S.G., Ms. Sonia Mathur, Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Advs., Mrs. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Shilp Agrawal, Ms. Saumya Kapoor, Ms. Rashmi Singhania, Ms. Ankita Chaudhary, Praneet Pranav, Ms. Vandana Sharma, Rajat Nair, Mrs. F Rooh E Hina Dua, Digvijay Dam, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Gurmeet Singh Makker, Rooh E Hind Dua, Pratyush Srivastva, Ashok Basoya, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Arpit Prakash, Vikalp Sharma, Gaurav Agrawal, Advs. for the appearing parties.

Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Petitioner-in-person G The following Order of the Court was passed : O R D E R 1. The petitioners seek the transfer of WP (C) No 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court and CW/13784/2019 pending before the Rajasthan High Court to this Court. H 1014 ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA 1015 AND OTHERS 2. The issue which is raised in the main proceedings pertains to A uniformity in the minimum age of marriage for men and women in diverse legislations. 3. Dr Manish Singhvi, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents states that CW/13784/2019 has been dismissed for want of prosecution by the Rajasthan High Court. B 4. In this backdrop, we dispose of the transfer petitions by transferring WP (C) No 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court to this Court. 5. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. C Divya Pandey Transfer petitions disposed of. D E F G H

1014 SUPREME COURT[2023]REPORTS3 S.C.R. 1014 [2023] 3 S.C.R. A ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Transfer Petition (Civil) Nos 1249-1250 Of 2020 B JANUARY13, 2023 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, CJI AND PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J.] Transfer Petition – Matters pertaining to uniformity in the minimum age of marriage for men and women in diverse legislations C – WP (C) No. 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court transferred to Supreme Court. CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION : Transfer Petition (Civil) Nos.1249-1250 of 2020. Transfer Petition Under Article 139A (1) of the Constitution read D with Order XLI of the Supreme Court Rules 2013, Seeking Transfer of Writ Petition (Civil) No.8905 of 2019 pending in the Delhi High Court and D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.13784 of 2019 pending in the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jodhpur. Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. (Amicus Curiae), Areeb Amanullah, E Ms. Mansi Sood, Ms. Zehra Khan, Advs. Tushar Mehta, SG, Suryaprakash V Raju, A.S.G., Ms. Sonia Mathur, Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Advs., Mrs. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Shilp Agrawal, Ms. Saumya Kapoor, Ms. Rashmi Singhania, Ms. Ankita Chaudhary, Praneet Pranav, Ms. Vandana Sharma, Rajat Nair, Mrs. F Rooh E Hina Dua, Digvijay Dam, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Gurmeet Singh Makker, Rooh E Hind Dua, Pratyush Srivastva, Ashok Basoya, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Arpit Prakash, Vikalp Sharma, Gaurav Agrawal, Advs. for the appearing parties.

Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Petitioner-in-person G The following Order of the Court was passed : O R D E R 1. The petitioners seek the transfer of WP (C) No 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court and CW/13784/2019 pending before the Rajasthan High Court to this Court. H 1014 ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA 1015 AND OTHERS 2. The issue which is raised in the main proceedings pertains to A uniformity in the minimum age of marriage for men and women in diverse legislations. 3. Dr Manish Singhvi, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents states that CW/13784/2019 has been dismissed for want of prosecution by the Rajasthan High Court. B 4. In this backdrop, we dispose of the transfer petitions by transferring WP (C) No 8905 of 2019 pending before the Delhi High Court to this Court. 5. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. C Divya Pandey Transfer petitions disposed of. D E F G H