Delivering its judgment in a batch of 12 writ petitions, the Allahabad High Court recently held that the law cannot discriminate on the basis of faith, and unequivocally affirmed that the State has no authority to ‘veto’ the personal lives of its citizens
In a landmark judgment reaffirming the primacy of individual liberty over societal disapproval, the Allahabad High Court has held that interfaith couples in consensual live-in relationships are entitled to police protection. The court underscored that the right to choose a partner — regardless of religion or the institution of marriage — is a “sacrosanct” fundamental right that the State is bound to safeguard.