Marriage Protection Udaipur High Court
Marriage Protection Udaipur High Court Have you done love marriage against the wishes of your parents or loved ones and now afraid that they will try to harm any one of you or both for taking up this step, then you need not worry as Law is on your side. This is applicable only when you are adult i.e. Boy should be 21 or above and Girl must be 18 or above. And obviously, the decision of marrying should be taken out of free will and without any oppression from anyone. If all what is said above is fulfilled then courts grant you protection happily and state is directed to ensure that you lead a happy married life in future.
Police Authorities are under statutory obligation to give you protection as enshrined in our Constitution via right to life and liberty. High Courts all over India exercises its inherent powers to maintain peace in the lives of married couple and happily grant protection in times of stress.
You will approach High Courts only when you have given complaint/legal representation to the police authorities and they have failed miserably or not taken any action on your request. It is usually seen High Courts are lenient in giving protection when there is inaction on the part of authorities or otherwise. Judiciary through High Court will ensure that the rights to life, liberty and protection are safeguarded and not violated in any manner during love marriage protection petition.
Marriage Protection Udaipur High Court
Udaipur High Court: In a case of inter-caste marriage, the Court directed the Senior Superintendent of Police concerned to provide necessary and immediate protection to the couple if anyone disturbs their peaceful living.
The petitioners approached the Court seeking a writ of Mandamus in order to prevent the respondents from interfering in their peaceful married life. The petitioners are adults and married each other of their own free will but they have been harassed for that.
The Court accepted the precedent set in previous cases and observed that if the persons getting married are major and are marrying of their own free will then the parents of such persons can only cut them off socially. They have no right to harass or commit violence. There is no ‘honour’ to be found in ‘honour killing’. Therefore any person involved in such acts shall be sternly prosecuted. The Court further directed the petitioners to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
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