Women's groups today reacted angrily to a judgment by Delhi High Court that marriage of a girl of 15 was legally valid if it was at her own free will, saying it defeated efforts to stop child marriage and asked the Centre to appeal against the decision.

Um, yeah that sounds pretty much against banning child marriage.

"Child marriage is a big problem in our country. You should see the plight of child widows. In such a scenario, the court order is a matter of serious concern," Vyas said.