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In last few years, several unmarried live-in relationship couples have approached high courts fearing violence, harassment or coercion from their family.

High courts best forum for runaway couples intending to marry: Lawyer on unmarried, live-in couples seeking protection in courts

November 17, 2025 2:21 pm

Advocate Utkarsh Singh told The Indian Express that the biggest challenge in representing the unmarried live-in relationship couple is convincing the court that they are ‘citizens of India’ exercising their constitutional right.

Masaba and Neena on live in relationships and marriage

Why Neena Gupta forbade daughter Masaba from living with her fiance before marriage: 'They separated, and I was devastated'

August 16, 2025 11:30 am

"I said, 'No, you will not shift with him'. You get married," recalled the actor.

Photo: Local gather at the site of the incident

Young live-in couple in Jharkhand found dead in forest area

August 07, 2025 9:28 pm

The incident came to light at around 9 am on Wednesday when a local resident who was out in the fields spotted the bodies and alerted others. Police said there were no visible injury marks on either body.

Ram Kapoor says wife Gautami and him were in a live-in relationship before marriage, tells Farah Khan: 'Nobody thought tikegi shaadi'

July 09, 2025 5:39 pm

"I am proving everybody wrong," Ram Kapoor tells Farah Khan

The wedding ceremony took place on June 4 in the presence of the entire village and family (Image source: @weareyuvaa/Instagram)

After 70 years of cohabiting, Rajasthan couple in their 90s finally tie the knot

June 09, 2025 2:10 pm

The couple had been together under the tribal Nata tradition and together have eight children and several grandchildren.

High Court directs Chandigarh Police to consider live-in couple’s plea for protection

April 09, 2025 1:17 am

The couple filed a representation with the Chandigarh Police on April 6 seeking protection, but they claim no action has been taken

How Uttarakhand UCC regulates live-in relationships

February 03, 2025 2:35 pm

Uttarakhand UCC: What is a live-in relationship? Who can enter into one? How does one register a live-in relationship? What documents are required at the time of registration? What happens if one does not register?

Exclusive: Marriage-like registration for live-in, Aadhaar mandatory – the new UCC rules in Uttarakhand

January 14, 2025 5:51 pm

On Monday, Uttarakhand government began training its officials to help familiarise them with the UCC portal. The Indian Express sat in on one such session in Dehradun’s Doiwala Block Office.

Mob beats up police, protests ‘live-in relationships’ after man found dead in mysterious circumstances in West Bengal

November 19, 2024 10:22 am

Family members allege the victim was beaten to death before being hanged; the protests escalated as demonstrators blocked roads, set tires ablaze, and left Sahaji's body on the street