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Recently the Supreme Court of India, while holding right to marriage, a right protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, directed the police and administrations not to harass or subject to act of threat or violence, those who marry outside their caste or religion. It was so held in:

  1. Lata Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

  2. Ashok Kurnar Vs. West Bengal State

  3. P.U.C.L. Vs. Union of India

  4. Priyanka Vs. State of M.P.
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Explanation

In Lata Singh v. State of U.P. (2006), the Supreme Court held that right to marriage is part of right to life under Article 21. The Court directed protection for couples marrying outside caste/religion from harassment and violence. This landmark case established that adults have the right to choose their partners.

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