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The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a petitioner is already married and his/her spouse is alive, he/she cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third person without obtaining a divorce from the earlier spouse. A single-judge bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh said the court cannot issue any writ or direction for protection to the petitioners who are in a live-in relationship, without obtaining a decree of divorce from a competent court. However, the court said that if the petitioners are disturbed or subjected to any act of violence, they may approach the SSP concerned by submitting a detailed application. The concerned authority will verify its content and do the needful in accordance with the law to secure the life of the petitioners, the bench said. Justice Singh then disposed of the petition filed by Anju and his male partner, who had sought a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in their "peaceful life", besides seeking ...
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