High Court directs Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure safety of same-sex couple in live-in relationship
Considering the law laid down by the Supreme Court, the court said that being in a live-in relationship is a fundamental right of two adult citizens who decide to live together by choice.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure the safety of an inter-faith same-sex couple in a live-in relationship. Justice Gautam Chowdhary stated that the couple's right to peacefully coexist without interference from family members or society does not diminish due to the absence of marital recognition.
The court emphasized that the absence of marital recognition should not grant anyone the right to threaten the dignity or physical safety of adult citizens. The court directed that if any obstacle arises to the couple's relationship, the police must provide immediate security after confirming their adult status and voluntary status of their relationship.
The couple's legal counsel informed the court that their family members threatened their lives, necessitating immediate police protection. The state's counsel, however, argued that same-sex relationships disrupt the natural and traditional framework of society and are not accepted. The court, after consulting with the couple, confirmed their adult status and voluntary decision to live together without pressure or coercion.
The court affirmed that same-sex couples living together by choice enjoy a fundamental right and that family members have no legal authority to disrupt their physical liberty. The court's order, dated September 14, reaffirmed that the lack of marital recognition should not allow anyone to attack the dignity and physical safety of adult citizens.
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