High Court denies protection to minor in live-in relationship

…seek protection from courts. The court observed that the law places restrictions on minors because they are considered incapable of making such decisions independently and their welfare remains the primary concern. " To extend the mantle of protection in such circumstances would, in effect, constitute an implicit approbation of a live-in arrangement involving minors, a proposition repugnant to the established statutory framework designed to shield the young and impressionable from exploitation and moral peril ," the court observed. The court further observed that granting protection in such cases would go against the legal framework meant to safeguard minors. It said courts must ensure the welfare of children and should not…