PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 29 -- The Allahabad high court issued statewide directions to the UP government to prevent the registration of child marriages, ruling that an Aadhaar card cannot serve as proof of age and prohibiting marriage registrations based solely on Aadhaar records or unverified school transfer certificates.

A single-judge bench comprising Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari issued these directions on October 27, 2026, while examining a petition titled Deepak Pal vs State of U.P. and 3 others.

The court said that the marriage registration must strictly ensure the parties have reached statutory age-21 years for the groom and 18 years for the bride-on the application date.

The state online portal must record the verification source, flag age...