CONSENT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY, STATE NOT NECESSARY IF TWO ADULTS AGREE TO MARRY: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT While affirming the right to choose a partner, the Court held that a marriage registrar cannot refuse registration of marriage merely on allegations by an aggrieved person. The petitioner apprehended threat of life, liberty and well-being. The petitioner is a medical professional, Vaishnavi, a Hindu who after conversion accepted Islam and she married the second petitioner according to Islamic customs. With regard to Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, the Court held that interfaith marriages are not prohibited under the Act, but the law can be misused to subject parties entering into interfaith marriage to harassment. The petitions were allowed and the State government was directed to issue appropriate Government Order to the marriage registrars and district authorities. With a team of Law experts, Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in legal disputes.