Kerala high court reunites same sex couple separated by parents

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The order came while a division bench was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by a 23-year-old woman on Monday, seeking the court’s help in finding her same-sex partner.

The Kerala high court on Tuesday reunited a lesbian couple and allowed them to live together, days after they were separated by their parents who did not approve of their relationship.

The order came while a division bench was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by a 23-year-old woman on Monday, seeking the court’s help in finding her same-sex partner. The woman, in her petition, said both she and her partner are adults and within their legal rights to live together. The petitioner also claimed that her partner was forced by her parents to undergo rigorous counselling and therapy to change her sexual orientation.

Taking cognisance of the plea, the high court directed the parents of the petitioner’s partner to produce her before it. On Tuesday, the division bench of justices Vinod Chandran and C Jayachandran meet both the women separately and later together. Proceedings were held in-camera and no one other than the couple were allowed in the court room. Both women informed the court about their intention to live together. The court then allowed the same and passed an order to that effect. [Read More]