Married off at 6, teen moves court to annul marriage
Jodhpur, June 7: Married off at the tender age of 6, Pintudevi suffered for 12 years before finally moving court to dissolve the child marriage.
The daughter of daily wager Sohanlal Bishnoi of Pithawas village here, she was married to a youth from Saran Nagar.
After filing an appeal to annul the child marriage in the family court here on Wednesday, Pintudevi, now 18, told IANS: "I was married off when I was just 6. Since my in-laws were involved in criminal activities, I was scared. There are other reasons also why I do not want to go to my in-laws' place."
Pintudevi's in-laws threatened her and her family with social boycott if she went against the marriage.
With the help of Kriti Bharti, a rehabilitation psychologist and Managing Trustee of Saarthi Trust, Pintudevi finally moved court.
Judge P.K. Jain of the Family Court-1 registered the petition and issued notice to her husband and asked him to be present during the next hearing on June 22.
Bharti, who has been running a child marriage annulment campaign, said after the marriage is annulled, action would be taken against the families.
"Besides, efforts are being made for better rehabilitation of Pintudevi who will be appearing for her Class 10 exams this year. She dropped out of school after completing class 9 education. We are making arrangements to ensure she studies and gets empowered," she said.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
