Can liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) continue to be the most popular cooking fuel in India in the face of a steady price increase in recent months? The widely popular Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) had made LPG near-ubiquitous with over 95% of households having physical access to LPG. As per a study by the Council […]
Courts Are Concerned With Legality and Not Morality. They Should Refrain From Preaching.
Recent verdicts by the Punjab and Haryana high court on granting protections to couples in live-in relationships shows why courts should be guided by constitutional morality, not what is socially acceptable.
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Two benches of the Punjab and Haryana high court recently refused to grant protection to a live-in couple who apprehended harassment by their families. Briefly, the court held that live-in relationships are not morally and socially acceptable and that granting of protection to such couples would disturb the entire social fabric of the nation.