Guidelines For Testing Under What Circumstances A Live-in Relationship Will Fall Within The Expression “Relationship In The Nature Of Marriage” Under Section 2(F) Of The DV Act

Indra Sarma vs. V.K.V. Sarma, MANU/SC/1230/2013 [1]Background: The Supreme Court, in this case, was concerned with the question whether a “live-in relationship” would amount to a “relationship in the nature of marriage” falling within the definition of “domestic relationship” under Section 2(f) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short “the...