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The retrospective operation of Section 6 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is evident from…

The words "whether born before or after the commencement of this Act" in s. 6 extend its benefit to children born before the Act, which gives the section retrospective…

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The retrospective operation of Section 6 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is evident from which phrase?

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The words "whether born before or after the commencement of this Act" in s. 6 extend its benefit to children born before the Act, which gives the section retrospective effect. The other phrases describe the deeming, the children covered and the non obstante opening, not the time of operation.

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