Keypoints:
- Recently, Punjab and Haryana High Court denied protection to a couple in live-in relationship, saying that live-in relationships are socially and morally unacceptable.
- The petitioner couple had said through their counsel that they had been in a relationship from the past four years. The woman’s family was opposing to the couple’s inter-caste marriage.
Recently, while declining to grant protection to a couple for their lives, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that live-in relationships are socially and morally unacceptable.
“Petitioner No 1 (girl) is barely 18 years old whereas petitioner No 2 (boy) is 21 years old. They claim to be residing together in a live-in relationship and claim protection of their life and liberty from the girl’s relatives. In the considered view of this bench, if such protection as claimed is granted, the entire social fabric of the society would get disturbed,” the HC bench had observed while refusing to grant any protection to the couple.
After hearing the matter, bench of Justice HS Madaan said that, “As a matter of fact, the petitioners in the garb of filing the present petition are seeking seal of approval on their live-in-relationship, which is morally and socially not acceptable and no protection order in the petition can be passed. The petition stands dismissed accordingly.”
Through their counsel- advocate JS Thakur, the couple had submitted that they had been in relationship for the past four years. The woman’s family was opposing their inter-caste marriage. In order to proceed with their wedding, the couple sought protection from the court.
Without commenting on HCs observations, advocate Thakur said that, “As the Supreme Court (SC) has already upheld the live-in relationship, we had approached the HC seeking directions to protect their life and liberty till they get married. As of now, they were in a live-in relationship to avoid the wrath of the girl’s family that was against their relationship.”
