Every individual has got a basic human right to marry and found a family as enshrined in the bill of rights. The recent decision of the Jaipur High Court that for a couple wanting to marry in arya samaj, they should be accompanied by their parents is a violation of the said right. The reason why couples resort to a marriage at arya samaj instead of a traditional marriage involving their families and friends is that their families are against the alliance. And the decision is a way of prohibiting them from marrying the person of their liking. Every individual has got a right to express their choice in selecting the person they want to spend the rest of their life with and by taking such a stand, the courts have denied them this right. This decision is regressive in nature and way backwards in ensuring the freedom of choice as well as gender and caste equality. While on one hand, various non government organizations, advocate groups and social activists have been trying to ensure the freedom of choice, this particular order is suffocating as well as medieval in nature.
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