Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of IndiaIndra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma: when a live-in relationship is in the nature of marriageIn 2013 the Supreme Court mapped the multi-factor test for a 'relationship in the nature of marriage' under Section 2(f) of the Domestic Violence Act, holding that knowledge of a partner's subsisting marriage ordinarily defeats the claim.Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min