Marrying Your Cousin In India

Court says no to man's live-in relationship plea with cousin

The Bombay High Court has refused to allow a plea of a man for a live-in relationship with his cousin as their marriage could not materialise in view of prohibited degree of relationship under Hindu Marriage Act.Justice Ajay Khanvilkar and Justice U D Salvi observed, "the court cannot be asked to grant approval to an arrangement which is prohibited...