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Karnataka High Court 'Frees' Hindu Girl From Detention Under Unconsenting Parents; She Wished To Marry Muslim Colleague
- The court said that "Ramya being a software engineer is capable of taking a decision regarding her life".
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The court, on Monday, was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Wajeed Khan working at IQVIA, Bengaluru. Khan sought the release of his colleague Ramya who had been kept in confinement as her parents didn't consent to their proposed marriage.
"It is well settled that a right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of India and the said liberty relating to the personal relationships of two individuals cannot be encroached by anybody irrespective of caste or religion" ruled the division bench of Justices S Sujata and Sachin Shankar Magadum, as reported.
The court directed the Mahila Dakshatha Samithi, Vidyaranyapura to release her adding that "Ramya being a software engineer is capable of taking a decision regarding her life".
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