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Rajasthan HC directs setting up of an authority for registration of live-in relationships
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan HC directs setting up of an authority for registration of live-in relationships

Op India  

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the State legislatures to formulate a procedure for the registration of live-in relationships. In the absence of legislation, the court directed the establishment of a competent authority for the registration of live-in relationships Justice Dhand issued the direction during the hearing of a writ petition filed by a married woman …

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Can Married Persons In Live-In Relationship With Others Seek Protection Orders? Rajasthan High Court Refers To Larger Bench
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Can Married Persons In Live-In Relationship With Others Seek Protection Orders? Rajasthan High Court Refers To Larger Bench

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The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday referred to a large bench to decide whether married persons who choose to be in live-in relationships with other individuals without first dissolving their marriage are entitled to seek protection orders from the court. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand passed the order after taking note of various judgments of the high …

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BJP MP Seeks Law Against Live-in Relations, Calls It 'A Dangerous Disease'
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP MP Seeks Law Against Live-in Relations, Calls It 'A Dangerous Disease'

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Dharambir Singh, a BJP Member of Parliament from Haryana, proposed a law prohibiting live-in relationships on Thursday, calling them a "dangerous disease" that must be eradicated from society. During the 'zero hour' in the Lok Sabha, Singh also raised the issue of high divorce rates in love marriages, advocating for parental consent for such unions. Singh emphasised the emergence of …

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Across India, high courts' approach to live-in relationships appears to be caught in contradictions
3 years, 5 months ago

Across India, high courts' approach to live-in relationships appears to be caught in contradictions

Firstpost  

The varying reasons accorded by high courts, apart from relying upon biases stemming out of the contemporary societal perceptions, additionally, often revolve around loose interpretations of the Constitution Live-in relationships have faced tumultuous judicial interpretations in the recent past. Recently, Rajasthan High Court granted police protection to a live-in couple on the grounds that, denying them the same would amount …

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Live-in relationship is no sin, amend law to protect women: SC
11 years, 3 months ago

Live-in relationship is no sin, amend law to protect women: SC

Firstpost  

The SC said women in these cases deserve protection, but the Domestic Violence Act does not take care of such relationships. The Supreme Court of India has sounded a warning for women in polygamous live-in relationships stating that a woman living in with a married man cannot expect to be protected under the Domestic Violence Act. Such a relationship would …

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Live-in relationships not a sin; frame laws to protect women in such relationships, says Supreme Court
11 years, 3 months ago

Live-in relationships not a sin; frame laws to protect women in such relationships, says Supreme Court

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Expressing its discontent on the absence of any express statutory provision to regulate live-in relationships upon termination, since these were not in the nature of marriage and not recognized by law, a landmark judgment has been pronounced by a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice K S Radhakrishnan.The bench held that a live-in relationship is neither a crime nor a …

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