Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Surita Devi And Another vs Ut Of J&K And Others on 19 June, 2025
Sr. No. 34
2025:JKLHC-JMU:1501
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
WP (C) No. 1577/2025
Surita Devi and another .... Petitioner/Appellant(s)
Through:- Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Advocate
V/s
UT of J&K and others .....Respondent(s)
Through:- Mr. Sumeet Bhatia, GA vice
Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PARIHAR, JUDGE
ORDER
19.06.2025
1. Notice.
2. Mr. Sumeet Bhatia, Govt. Advocate vice Ms. Monika Kohli,
learned Sr. AAG accepts notice on their behalf.
3. Considered the plea of learned counsel for the petitioners, the
petition can be disposed of at this stage without issuing notice to
the private respondent.
4. The petitioners submit in the petition that they are legally wedded
couple as they have solemnized the marriage of their own will as
per Hindu law, rites and customs at Arya Samaj, Chinnor Jammu
on 05.02.2024. The private respondent No. 4 is 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 private respondent.
5. 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 respondent.
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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.
6. 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.
7. 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
respondent.
8. The petition is disposed of along with connected CM(s).
(Sanjay Parihar)
Judge
Jammu:
19.06.2025
Shafqat