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Rajasthan High Court Rules Adults Can Choose Live-In Relationships Regardless of Marriage Age
Dec 05, 2025 01:29 pm CST
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that consenting adults have the right to live together even if they haven't reached the legal age for marriage. In a landmark judgment, Justice Anoop Dhand affirmed that constitutional rights to personal liberty cannot be denied on grounds of marriage eligibility, directing police to provide protection to a young couple facing threats from family members.
Madras High Court Rules Against Criminalizing Failed Consensual Relationships
Nov 12, 2025 11:03 pm CST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that consensual sexual relationships cannot be retroactively criminalized when they end unfavorably. Justice B Pugalendhi quashed a case involving a woman lawyer who accused her former partner of false marriage promises, emphasizing that courts deal with legality, not morality, and that criminal processes should not be used to resolve emotional disputes between consenting adults.