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Long cohabitation is a presumed marriage – Supreme Court

November 11 , 2018 2124 days 711 0
  • The Supreme Court has upheld the “presumption” that
    • A couple who live together as husband and wife are legally married and
    • The woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
  • The judgement was ruled by a bench of Justices R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee.
  • The judgment was based on an appeal filed by a woman against a Karnataka High Court decision of June 2009.

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