(Photo: Thinkstock Images)JUSTICE PRAKASH Tatia, chairperson of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission, has described live-in relationships as “social terrorism” and argued that such ties need regulation and safeguards for better protection of women. He also said that while the country has been debating triple talaq, live-in relationships were more detrimental to women’s rights. Asked what he meant by “social terrorism”, Justice Tatia told The Indian Express, “The area where they (a couple) live-in…there is a sense of insecurity. In February this year, he issued an order seeking popular opinion on live-in relationships, in order to generate a report and make recommendations to the government. According to him, live-in relationships have a detrimental effect on the institutions of family, and that children born of such relationships are not accepted by society.

Source: Indian Express August 19, 2017 22:14 UTC