Police Duty Bound To Protect Couples Marrying Out of Their Free Will': Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs SSP To Provide Security To Woman and Her Husband
Taking a cue from Supreme Court's historic judgment in Lata Singh Vs the State of UP in 2006, Jammu and Kashmir High Court provided marital security to a couple under Article 144.
Jammu and Kashmir High Court have protected a woman who has married with her will. All the courts and government institutions are bound to abide by the orders of the Supreme Court of India under Article 144. The principal petitioner has said that the woman is scared of her family because she had married without her family's consent. The Supreme Court gave a judgment in a similar case in 2006 - Lata Singh vs State of UP. The state police were bound to protect the couple on the orders of the SC. ‘Second Wife of Government Employee Not Entitled to Family Pension’: Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Widow’s Plea, Says Contracting Second Marriage ‘Misconduct’.
State Bound To Give Protection To Women Who Married Against Her Family
Article 144 | Police Force Bound By Supreme Court's Decisions To Protect Marital Freedom Of Consenting Adults: Jammu & Kashmir High Court @BasitMakhdoomi #JammuKashmir #marriage #consent https://t.co/J9FPTUaR4b
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