Live-in couples in small town India have it rough – Varanasi to Vadodara, Aligarh to Alwar
Live-in relationships are on the rise. So are the social pressures. The Supreme Court has widened the rights, but pushback has come from high courts, statutory bodies, politicians.
'Such Illegal Relations Need Not Be Protected': Allahabad HC Rejects Protection Plea Of Married Woman, Her Live-In Partner; Imposes ₹2K Cost
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a protection plea filed by a married woman and her live-in partner while observing that such type of 'illegal relationship' need not be protected by the court. A bench of Justice Renu Agarwal also imposed a cost of Rs. 2,000/- on the live-in couple (petitioners) as it observed that if it would indulge in "such type of cases" and grant protection to "illegal relationship", then it will create 'chaos' in the society.
Opposition, Women, Muslim Groups Criticise Uttarakhand's Passing of Uniform Civil Code
'In one sense, the Bill has terminated the application of Muslim family law and has further criminalised the Muslim man and woman,' read a statement issued by Uttarakhand women’s groups.
Uniform Cut and Paste? A quick appraisal of Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code Bill
The last time rulers of this great land tried to artificially create a ‘homogenous community with a common law,' it proved to be a total disaster leading to the eventual partition of India, writes Sanjoy Ghose.
Update: How women became the target in a case of vengeance against a Chennai pub
Popular Tamil TV channels ran stories shaming women who were at a bar in Chennai for their attire and for drinking. It now turns out that it was a group of inebriated men who were refused entry into the pub who created a ruckus.