SUMERA ASLAM AND ANOTHER v. UT OF J AND K TH. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, JAMMU AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PUNEET GUPTA
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High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-09-13. SUMERA ASLAM AND ANOTHER v. UT OF J AND K TH. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, JAMMU AND OTHERS. Read...
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Sr. No. 124 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case: WP(C ) No. 2249/2024 CM No. 5471/2024 Sumera Aslam and anr. ….. Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Shahid Fareed, Advocate. Vs U. T. of J&K and others . …. Respondent(s) Through: Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with Ms. Nazia Fazal, Assisting Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PUNEET GUPTA, JUDGE ORDER 13. 09. 2024 1. Issue notice to the official respondents. Ms. Monika Kohli, learned Sr. AAG accepts notice on their behalf. 2. Considered the plea of learned counsel for the petitioners, the petition can be disposed of at this stage without issuing notice to the private respondents. 3. The petitioners submit in the petition that they are legally wedded couple as they have entered into marriage of their own will on 07. 09. 2024 as per Muslim rites. The private respondents are causing interference in the matrimonial life of the petitioners without any justification.
The petitioners are required to be protected from the harassment caused by the 2 WP(C ) No. 2249/2024 private respondents. 4. As the petitioners claim to be major and having entered into wedlock of their own volition they are required to be protected against the harassment, if any caused by the private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in writ petition (Crl) No. 028/2004 decided on 07. 07. 2006 titled Lata Singh Vs. State of U. P. 5. Accordingly, it is directed that in case the petitioners approach the official respondents with the representation, the official respondents shall assess the threat perception as projected by the petitioners and accordingly proceed in the matter. 6. However, it is made clear that the court has not expressed any opinion on the validity of the marriage between the petitioners nor of threat or harassment allegations leveled against the private respondents. 7.
The petition is disposed of along with connected CM(s). ( Puneet Gupta ) Judge Jammu 13. 09. 2024 Shammi Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No SHAMMI KUMAR 2024. 09. 13 16:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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