SOCIAL AND LEGAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIP IN INDIA: AN EVALUATION
SHYAM PRAKASH PANDEY *
Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, India and Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India.
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Abstract
Live-in-relationship is not new for western countries but these days the concept is adjusting its roots in the east also. Live in relationship is an emerging concept of relationship in India. Live in relationship has become popular among youths but certain sections of the society discourage such practices and term it as immoral and unethical. Indian Judiciary has divergent view regarding the institution of Live in relationship. In India, Law related to Live-in relationship is not uniform. The need of the hour is that legislature must enact certain law for regulation of such relationship. This article is an attempt to discuss social status as well as legal provisions with respect to Live-in relationship in India.
Keywords: Cohabitation, marriage, live-in-relationship