A gay couple who were married according to Hindu rites, and had their marriage registered in Uttar Pradesh last month, have fled home, as their marriage has been discovered to be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, which does not permit same-sex unions.
The case has caused something of a legal conundrum, as the couple, Chunmun Kumar and Simran, maintain that they had informed the registry officials of their gender, though the officials deny this. The latter claim that the couple in question submitted two affadavits, one as a man and the other as a woman.
Mr Chunmun is a resident of Sinhachwar village in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, and he has been working with Simran (nee Simaan Singh) for more than eight years, organising dance parties for various marriage ceremonies. Having lived together for the same period, they decided to get married last month.
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