Noorbi and Another v. State of Up and 3 Others
Protection of life and personal liberty – Live-in relationship
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Vinod Diwakar, J.), WRIT - C No. 21540 of 2024, decided 10.1.2025: writ petition by a couple in a live-in relationship (Noorbi and Sonu) facing alleged threats from their parents; Court directed SSP Rampur to assess the threat and provide protection upon request with a copy of the order and writ petition, invoking Article 21; declined to rule on the validity of the relationship; permitted police verification of identity, age, marriage/conversion documents to test bona fides; warned of legal action for false information; order passed notwithstanding the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 with an admonition to comply with its mandatory provisions before conversion; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Rampur to assess the threat to the petitioners' lives from their respective parents and take appropriate legal measures to ensure their protection upon their request and submission of a copy of the order along with the writ petition.