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Allahabad HC said that the UP Police is acting as law unto themselves as they detained a person unlawfully even before his arrest
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Neha Bora was subsequently released and Dipke is to appear before a magistrate today at noon
Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora of AISA, student leaders and supporters ahead of a rally in Connaught Place demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The protest followed the detention and jailing of two CJP leaders earlier in the week over demonstrations at Jantar Mantar
The Reserve Bank of India is considering further monetary tightening to counter capital outflows and increase the cost of betting against the rupee, according to bankers and analysts cited by Reuters. The measures follow recent rate increases and steps to drain liquidity as pressure on the currency and inflation concerns persist
India directed oil marketing companies to stop diverting sugar-based feedstocks for ethanol production in the 2026–27 supply year, according to a new tender issued on Friday. The companies have invited bids for 11 billion litres of ethanol made from alternatives including corn and broken rice, amid concerns about domestic sugar supplies and prices
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India's trade imbalance with China was growing sharply and attributed the problem partly to restrictions on Indian goods and services entering the Chinese market. China subsequently said it was ready to work with India to address mutual economic and trade concerns; India's trade deficit with China reached $69 billion in the first half of FY2026–27, up 27% year-on-year
Indian equity benchmarks extended their recovery on Friday, with the Sensex rising 413.66 points to close at 74,729.27 and the Nifty 50 gaining 148.80 points to settle at 23,146.15. Information technology shares, including Tech Mahindra, Infosys and TCS, helped lift the indices
India defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets in the opening women's T20 International in Raipur, taking a 1–0 lead in the three-match series. Deepti Sharma and Niki Prasad combined in an 82-run stand after India's top order collapsed, helping the hosts chase down Zimbabwe's total of 114 for five
Indian wrestler Komal won bronze in the women's 59 kg category at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, defeating Kazakhstan's Viktoriia Khusainova 7–2. Fellow Indian Amruta Pujari advanced to the women's 72 kg final after recording two pinfall victories
Indian shuttler Jagsher Singh Khangurra secured a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Cairo
The Supreme Court of India upheld the Bombay High Court's decision quashing the 2020 write-off of ₹8,415 crore in additional tier-1 bonds issued by Yes Bank (Yes Bank). The court ruled that the bank's administrator lacked the authority to extinguish the bonds under the final reconstruction scheme, strengthening bondholders' claims
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Election Commission of India, Delhi Police and opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, in separate petitions concerning electoral-roll revision and protests held in Delhi on October 10–12. The court also directed the preservation of CCTV footage linked to allegations of police excesses
The Supreme Court ruled that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot automatically claim backward-class reservation benefits in the new religious community solely on the basis of their previous caste status. The judgment upheld the Madras High Court's decision striking down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order that permitted such certification for specified communities
The Election Commission of India ordered a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 14 states and three Union Territories, using January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for voter eligibility. The draft rolls are scheduled for publication on November 12, claims and objections will be accepted until December 11, and the final rolls are due on January 4, 2027

Delhi HC refuses to ban CJP's Tiranga rally at Central Park in Connaught Place today /////// Police says will control and regulate it /////// NDMC closes the park for the public on Friday and Saturday

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Live-In Relationships Must Be Legal If Protection Is Sought From Courts

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First publised on 2021-06-14 07:01:14

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The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a live-in relationship in which one of the partners is married is legally not tenable. The court said that as per the Supreme Court ruling in D Veluswamy vs D Patchaiammal, the main prerequisites for a valid live-in relationship is that both the partners must be of legal age to marry or qualified to enter into a legal marriage and that the couple must hold out to society as being akin to spouses. If one of the partners is already married, these conditions are not fulfilled and hence their live-in relationship cannot be held legal.

The case before the court was of a couple who were in a live-in relationship and sought protection of life and liberty as they were being harassed for being in such a relationship. But the man was already married and was living with his unmarried partner. The court ruled that since the man was married, his relationship with the unmarried women was not permissible under law and refused to grant them protection as sought. The court categorically said that "a live-in relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible".

The law is clear on this subject after the Supreme Court ruling in D Veluswamy. Both partners must not only be of legally marriageable age but must also be qualified to enter into a legal marriage. Since a second marriage is not permissible for Hindus when the first marriage is not annulled or otherwise held invalid, a married person cannot enter into a live in relationship with anyone, whether married or unmarried. It will be termed as an adulterous relationship. Even the excuse that the person has separated from his or her spouse will not do. The first marriage has to be terminated before any such live-in relationship will be protected under law.

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