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- "Adults can get into marriages of their choice and no panchayat, khap, individual, society can question them," the SC said.
- The SC said that no khap or panchayat can summon such couples and encourage institutionalised atrocities against them.
The top court added if the government does not enact a law to protect couples opting for inter-caste marriage, the court will evolve a principle and lay down guidelines.
"Adults can get into marriages of their choice and no panchayat, khap, individual, society can question them," the SC said.
A CJI Dipak Misra-led bench said that no khap or panchayat can summon such couples and encourage institutionalised atrocities against them.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-khap-can-stop-adult-couple-from-marrying-sc/articleshow/62519410.cms