HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
VIVEK KUMAR SINGH
Akanksha – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri Swetashwa Agarwal, learned Senior Counsel, appeared as Amicus Curiae and assisted by Sri Subir Lal, Shri Sausthav Guha, Sri Dhanraj Singh Yadav, Sri Ajay Kumar and Sri Abhay Kumar Shukla, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Sri Yogesh Kumar, Sri Pramit Kumar Pal and Sri Suresh Babu, learned Standing Counsels for the State of U.P., in all the writ petitions.
2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in their peaceful life and also for a direction to provide protection.
3. A large number of petitions are being filed in this Court wherein the petitioners have decided to stay together in a live-in relationship and they claimed that they have an apprehension of life threat from the private respondents and the Police of concerned Districts have been approached by them, but no heed was paid, therefore, they have approached this Court b
The right to live together in an interfaith relationship is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, guarding personal liberty against familial and societal coercion.
The right to life and personal liberty extends to individuals in live-in relationships, necessitating state protection against familial threats, irrespective of marriageability or societal norms.
The court emphasized the fundamental right to life and liberty under Article 21, asserting protection for adults in a live-in relationship against familial threats, regardless of marriageable age.
The right to life and liberty is fundamental and must be protected, regardless of marital status or age, especially for individuals in live-in relationships.
Individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to protection of life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, similar to those in formal marriages.
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