
The Supreme Court Judgment on the live-in relationship and pre-marital sex, comes as a Jolt. There may not be a law to prohibit pre-martial sex, but it is largely accepted and practised norm in India. In a country like India which is rich for its culture and heritage and got a prominent value for the marriage and the relation bonding, Stating an opinion like this will send wrong signals to young men and women. It not only obscure certain basic moral values but also expose young people to erroneous ideas about pre-martial sex. Films and media has a large effect on this, Movies like Salaam Namaste which elevates the live-in relationships among the urban crowd pays a way to more. When westren countries shows high esteem for India's ethical values, it is unfortunate that it is degraded more with the concept of modernisation. The judges atleast should have mentioned moral values that Indian culture upheld just for the sake of ethical concern for the society's welfare.

