import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class Test
{
public static SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
private static void compare_Date(Date EffectiveStartDate){
Date dtCurrent=new Date();
        
String EffectiveStart_Date = sdf.format(EffectiveStartDate);
        String dtCurrent_Date = sdf.format(dtCurrent);
        
    if(EffectiveStart_Date.compareTo(dtCurrent_Date) >= 0)
    {
       System.out.println("effective date >= current date");
    } 
    else
    {
       System.out.println("effective date < current date");
    }
}
    public static void main(String[] args) {
         
     Date EffectiveStartDate = new Date();
         compare_Date(EffectiveStartDate);
    }
}

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