Marriage is restricted in Allahabad of same sex.
The Allahabad High Court last week rejected a request by a same sex couple seeking decision was rendered by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav whiledisposing of a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a mother seeking custody of her daughter who she alleged was forcibly and illegally detained by another woman. On the Court's previous direction, the Additional Government Advocate presented the daughter and the woman who allegedly detained her, before the Court. The two then informed the Court that they were both adults, who were in love and had married each other with mutual consent. They also produced before the Court a matrimonial consent letter which showed their ages as 23 and 22 years. The couple informed the Court that they were adults, in sound mind and were very much in love. They said that they had married by mutual consent and without any fear. Therefore, they requested the Court that their marriage be recognised so that they could present their life legally ...