Recently the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed aplea of a runaway live-in couple who sought protection for their lives andliberty from their parents. This ruling varies with that of the Supreme Court,which in 2010 recognized live-in relationships. It had opined that women inlong-term relationships should be entitled to maintenance like in normalmarriages. The above is just an example of contrasting decrees by HC and SC insimilar cases. Such judgements confuse the common person who is made to runfrom one court to the other to seek justice. The conflicting rulings also raisea question as to why the HCs in different States do not go with the judgementmade by the SC. The Law Ministry needs to look into this on priority.
