Uttarakhand High Court Questions Privacy Concerns Over Live-in Relationship Registration

The Uttarakhand High Court has questioned the challenge to the mandatory registration of live-in relationships under the state's Uniform Civil Code, arguing that such registration does not invade privacy as couples already live openly. The petition highlighted concerns, especially for inter-faith couples, citing privacy and relationship stability.

The Uttarakhand High Court has raised skepticism over a petition contesting the compulsory registration of live-in relationships under the state's Uniform Civil Code. The court queried how such registration could infringe on privacy, noting that couples openly live together without marriage.

Presiding over the hearing, Chief Justice G Narender and Justice Alok Mehra remarked that individuals living together are quite visible to society, thus questioning the claim of privacy invasion through registration. The case was brought forward by an inter-faith couple, who expressed distress over the registration mandate.

Representing the petitioners, the counsel argued that mandatory registration could deter potential marriages and infringe upon personal freedoms. The court, acknowledging these concerns, has set a hearing alongside similar challenges on April 1, inviting those aggrieved by the UCC to seek judicial recourse.

(With inputs from agencies.)