India, Oct. 27 -- The Allahabad High Court has issued a set of nine-point directions to prevent child marriages in Uttar Pradesh, ruling that Aadhaar cards and school transfer certificates cannot be relied upon alone to establish age for marriage registration.

Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari, while hearing an appeal filed by Deepak Pal, observed that marriage registration was not merely a clerical exercise but an important safeguard against child marriage.

The court said Aadhaar establishes identity but cannot, by itself, serve as conclusive proof of age. It also held that school transfer certificates cannot be accepted without proper verification, directing authorities to rely on legally recognised documents, including birth certificates and...