Taking in view the recent murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central government to frame rules and guidelines for registration of live-in partnerships in the country
The petitioners submitted that the Church is forcing the members to mandatorily confess and make payment of dues. Such practices done in church, are of public nature, affecting human dignity and liberty of thought.
The Youth Bar Association (YBA) of India has approached the Supreme Court with a suggestion that alternate and pre-litigation processes be made mandatory to avoid adding to the huge pendency already existing in courts across the country.