'Mating as marriage' judgment is a shocker

The judgment of Justice C S Karnan of Madras High Court equating live-in relation with marriage has made global news. This is how the Washington Post [18.6.2013] has headlined the judgment: “Indian court rules that any couple who sleeps together is considered married”. Even by the ultra-modern US standards, the judgment is a shocker. To state Justice Karnan’s judicial thesis in his own words, “If a couple chooses to consummate their sexual cravings, then the act becomes a total commitment with adherence to all consequences that may follow.”

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