Puja & Anr. v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 21
Key paragraphs
- Para 77. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the opposite parties not to interfere in peaceful life and liberty of the petitioners in any manner.
Judgment
major. It is contended that opposite party no.4 is not happy with the marriage and as such he is creating hindrance in the peaceful married life of the petitioners. Learned counsel has further stated that no First Information Report has been registered against the petitioners in this regard.
In this regard, it would be apt to refer to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another- 2006 (5) SCC 475, wherein the Apex Court in para-17 has observed as under:- "17. .... This is a free and democratic country, and once a person becomes a 2 CRLP No. 11752 of 2025 major he or she can marry whosoever he/she likes. If the parents of the boy or girl do not approve of such inter-caste or inter-religious marriage the maximum they can do is that they can cut-off social relations with the son or the daughter, but they cannot give threats or commit or instigate acts of violence and cannot harass the person who undergoes such inter-caste or inter- religious marriage. We, the administration/police authorities throughout the country will see to it that if any boy or girl who is a major undergoes inter-caste or inter-religious marriage with a woman or man who is a major, the couple is not harassed by anyone nor subjected to threats or acts of violence, and anyone who gives such threats or harasses or commits acts of violence either himself or at his instigation, is taken to task by instituting criminal proceedings by the police against such persons and further stern action is taken against such persons as provided by law. " therefore, direct
The petitioners have also pleaded for protection under Article 21 of the Constitution of India which guarantees liberty to lead life of their own with dignity.
Operative part
Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the opposite parties not to interfere in peaceful life and liberty of the petitioners in any manner.
It is made clear that if any F.I.R. is already registered on the issue, the order passed by this Court shall automatically stand discharged.
It is however made clear that this Court has not entered into nor adjudicated the age of the petitioners nor veracity/validity of the alleged marriage.
The petitioners shall get their marriage registered under the "Uttar Pradesh Marriages Registration Rules, 2017" within two months from today.
The Registrar of Marriages concerned is directed to process and issue the registration certificate to the petitioners, strictly in accordance with law, at the earliest. December 18, 2025 A. Katiyar (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 21.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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