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SANGEETA CHANDRA, NARENDRA KUMAR JOHARI
Kajal Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners are consenting adults in a live-in relationship. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 10) |
| 2. legal recognition of live-in relationships and personal freedoms. (Para 8 , 9 , 11) |
| 3. judicial perspectives on live-in relationships and social morality. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. legal implications of live-in relationships under various laws. (Para 21 , 22 , 24) |
| 5. court's discretion in intervening in private disputes. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 6. writ petition dismissed; suggestion to seek legal recourse. (Para 29 , 30) |
JUDGMENT
Sangeeta Chandra, J.
Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents Nos.1 to 3 and perused the record.
3. The writ petitioners have come before this Court praying for a writ in the nature of mandamus to be issued to the respondents not to disturb the peaceful living of the petitioners.
4. The petition has only Fourteen paragraphs.
5. The relevant facts are stated in paragraphs 4 to 10, which are being quoted herein below:-
Live-in relationships are legally recognized, and individuals have the right to choose partners, protected under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution.
Compliance with the U.P. Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act and evidence of a domestic relationship are crucial factors in seeking protection for interfaith live-in relationships.
Live-in-relationships are recognized as part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21, but lack specific legal recognition, necessitating legislative action for protection.
The court ruled that a live-in relationship cannot be protected under law if one party is a minor at its inception and no application for conversion has been filed as mandated by the Uttar Pradesh Pr....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the protection of live-in-relationships must comply with the statutory provisions, including the requirement for conversion under the Uttar Pr....
The legal point established is the requirement for a live-in relationship to fulfill conditions akin to marriage and the need for evidence of a permanent relationship to be considered for protection ....
A legally wedded spouse cannot enter into a live-in-relationship without seeking divorce, as it contravenes existing marriage laws and societal norms.
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