HC upholds right to choose life partner
Srinagar, June 23, June 24 -- Reaffirming the constitutional right of adults to marry a person of their choice, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted protection to a major couple who approached the court fearing threats to their matrimonial life from private individuals after marrying of their own free will.In a significant order aimed at safeguarding personal liberty and individual choice, Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed that any person who has attained the age of majority is legally entitled to choose a life partner and enter into marriage without interference from others.The court noted that the couple had voluntarily entered into wedlock and had placed on record their date of birth certificates issued by competent aut...
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