The opinion of the Supreme Court reserving judgment on actress Kushboo's petition, that a man and a woman living together without getting married cannot be construed as an offense and that there is no law which prohibited a live-in relationship and pre-marital sex, comes as a bolt from the blue. There may not be a law to prohibit pre-marital sex but it is a perceived and largely accepted and practiced moral norm in India. Even western countries hold India's ethos in high esteem. The court's opinion is sure to send wrong signals to young men and women.
It is not to late for the judges to reverse their opinion, taking into account the ground realities.
A. Jainulabdeen
Channi
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