Live-in relationships, once considered unconventional in India, have gradually gained legal recognition through progressive judicial interpretation. Over the years, the Supreme Court has affirmed that such arrangements are not illegal and deserve protection under the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution . The Groundbreaking Case: S. Khushboo vs. Kanniammal & Anr. (2010) In this landmark judgment delivered on April 28, 2010, the Sup