Ritu Kumari Kushwaha and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Interim protection order – WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Choice-of-marriage protection writ before Allahabad High Court (Vivek Kumar Singh, J.), WRIT-C 42310 of 2025, order dated December 2, 2025. Adult couple alleging life threat from respondent no.4 after self-arranged marriage; petitioner no.1 widow of Atma Ram Kushwaha with two children; death certificate missing, instructions awaited; interim no-harassment direction to SSP Sonbhadra (respondent no.2); next listing 18.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: respondent no.2, Senior Superintendent of Police, District Sonbhadra, directed to ensure no harassment to the petitioners at the behest of respondent no.4 and his family members until the next date of listing; Standing Counsel granted two weeks to obtain instructions; case to be put up fresh on 18.12.2025. No final relief decided. ¶13