"True Picture of Cohabitation in India"
The issue of live in relationship The article deals with the issue of live in relationship which is very common these days. However, the law on this issue is not very clear either in India or abroad. While case by case basis court is adumbrating the law with regard to live in relationships, there are many questions that need to be answered. The rights guaranteed to female live in partners along with the rights of children born out of such relationships ought to be secured. However, it has to be kept in mind that when the law is giving legal sanction to live in relationships, it does not impede upon the institution of marriage as many a times men who get into live in relationship is already married. If live in relationships are recognized prima face, then it may implicitly promote bigamy. The law should have a discernible stance with respect to live in relationships and the aftermath of such relations. “Cohabitation or live-in relationships” is arrang...