Court Affirms Constitutional Right to Choose Life Partner: Protection for Intercaste Couples in India

Nov 09, 2025 02:56 am CST

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the freedom to choose a life partner is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution as an intrinsic part of personal liberty and privacy. In a significant judgment supporting intercaste marriages, Justice Sanjeev Narula ordered police protection for a couple facing family opposition and threats, emphasizing that neither family nor community can lawfully obstruct the union of consenting adults or subject them to pressure, social sanctions, or threats.