Try this
public static boolean compareDates(String psDate1, String psDate2) throws ParseException{
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat ("dd/MM/yyyy");
Date date1 = dateFormat.parse(psDate1);
Date date2 = dateFormat.parse(psDate2);
if(date2.after(date1)) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}