Adults have fundamental right to choose their own life-partners: Uttarakhand High Court orders protection for interfaith couple

"Persons who are major have a fundamental right to choose their own life-partners, inspite of opposition voiced by the family members", the Court said.

Uttarakhand High Court

Shagun Suryam

Adults have a fundamental right to choose their own life partners, the Uttarakhand High Court observed recently while directing police protection for an inter-faith couple facing family opposition to their union (Noori Begum v. Senior Superintending of Police Udham Singh Nagar).

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Uttarakhand High Court