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Supreme Court: Adult Couples Have Rights To Live Together Without Marriage
Supreme Court: Adult couples Have Rights To Live Together Without Marriage
The Supreme Court of India has passed a ruling on 6th May 2018, that adult couples have the right to be together without marriage too.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the legislation has also given recognition to the live-in relationship, and these relations have been recognized under the provisions of the Women's Home Violence Prevention Act, 2005.
The SC ruling was made by a two-judge bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan
The Supreme Court made the observation while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, Thushara whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with.
Background
The Supreme Court made these comments on the background of hearing the petition of the Kerala High Court against Nandkumar's petition in which his marriage with Thushara was rejected on the basis that the legal age of his marriage has not been reached.
According to Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, a girl can't marry before the age of 18 and a boy before 21.
Nandakumar, who had approached the top court, will turn 21 on May 30, 2018. The high court had also granted the custody of Thushara to her father after noting that she was not Nandakumar's lawfully wedded wife.
