Adults have right to choose their partner, irrespective of religion: Allahabad High Court
Granting protection to couple, Court say not even parents could object to the relationship
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), September 17
The Allahabad High Court has observed that adults have the right to choose their life partner, irrespective of the religion professed by them.
The court made this observation on Thursday while granting protection to an interfaith couple from Gorakhpur. "In such a case, not even their parents can object to their relationship," the court further observed.
Hearing a petition jointly filed by Shifa Hasan and her Hindu partner, a division bench comprising justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Deepak Verma said, "It cannot be disputed that two adults have the right of choice of their matrimonial partner, irrespective of the religion professed by them." [ . . . ]
