India, April 27 -- Two diametrically opposite orders by different benches of the same High Court are a glaring example of how people are at the mercy of judges in personal matters litigation like divorce and live-in relationships.

It paints a dismal picture of law and justice in the country for personal freedom and individual rights advocates. And there's a deeper problem which neither Govt nor Courts are acknowledging.

A single judge bench of Allahabad HC refused to give protection from interference to a live-in couple where both the partners were already married.

It said: If the petitioners are already married and have their spouse alive, he/she cannot be legally permitted to enter into live-in relationship with a third person withou...