Legalising live-in relationship: Caution needed

- Puja's Point

In Maharashtra, the law intends to accord the status of wife to a live-in female companion to ensure that the man does not ditch her. The legislation could be misused by a non-Muslim man by converting to Islam briefly to acquire additional wives..

Every person loves to be admired or at least looked at. What distinguishes one from the crowd is one's unique sense of style and attitude. Sportspersons are one such species who trend-set distinct style statements, which their fans die for!.Legalizing live-in relationships may lead the man to acquire additional wife / wives. It is best to consider a live-in relationship between a married man and a woman as a criminal offence. Considering the wide-ranging implications of such a reformative step, the draft bill should be circulated for public opinion before according legal status to it, so that religious heads may be able to give their views on the subject.
Effective checks should be imposed so that acquiring additional wife / wives by a non-Muslim man is rendered impossible by symbolic conversion to Islam for a short period. Even Islamic religious institutions / leaders have opined that converting to Islam only for the purpose of marriage is wrong.