<p>Shanti Prasad, a lawyer, on Friday approached Machilipatnam Legal Services Authority claiming that Narne Lakshmi Pranati was a minor and thus her marriage would be illegal.<br />The authority issued notices to Junior NTR, Naidu and the girl’s father Narne Srinivas Rao, who owns Telugu news channel Studio N. The hearing, meanwhile, was adjourned to February 24.<br /><br />Pranati is the daughter of Naidu’s niece Narne Mallika. Sources close to the family of the bride-to-be, however, clarified that she would turn 18 on March 26 and marriage would take place only after that.<br /><br />The minimum legal age for a girl to marry in India is 18 years.<br />The sources also clarified that the clippings of Pranati being shown on television channels were recorded a couple of years ago.</p>
<p>Shanti Prasad, a lawyer, on Friday approached Machilipatnam Legal Services Authority claiming that Narne Lakshmi Pranati was a minor and thus her marriage would be illegal.<br />The authority issued notices to Junior NTR, Naidu and the girl’s father Narne Srinivas Rao, who owns Telugu news channel Studio N. The hearing, meanwhile, was adjourned to February 24.<br /><br />Pranati is the daughter of Naidu’s niece Narne Mallika. Sources close to the family of the bride-to-be, however, clarified that she would turn 18 on March 26 and marriage would take place only after that.<br /><br />The minimum legal age for a girl to marry in India is 18 years.<br />The sources also clarified that the clippings of Pranati being shown on television channels were recorded a couple of years ago.</p>