Live-In Relationship With Married Man Cannot Be Treated As Relationship "In The Nature Of Marriage": Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently delivered a judgment in the case of A.S.No. 340 of 2016, which highlights the legal distinction between live-in relationships and marriage concerning inheritance rights. The Case: The case involved a dispute between Mr. Robert, the plaintiff, and Mr. Jayachandran, the defendant. Mr. Robert's daughter, Margerette Arulmozhi, was in a live-in relationship with Mr. Jayachandran. Margerette had nominated Mr. Jayachandran as the beneficiary of her…