Islam doesn't allow live-in for a married Muslim: Allahabad High Court

A married Muslim cannot claim rights in a live-in relationship, as such a relationship is not permitted under Islam, the Allahabad high court said on Wednesday.

“Islamic tenets do not permit live-in relationships during the subsisting marriage,” a bench of Justices AR Masoodi and AK Srivastava observed, adding that the position would be different if a couple living together are both adults, do not have a living spouse, and choose to lead their lives in their own way.

The bench also stated that there must be a “balance” between constitutional morality and social morality in the matter of marriage institutions. In the absence of this “balance,” the social cohesion needed for peace and tranquility in the society, would “fade and disappear,” it added.