Smt Tarannum and Another v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar, J.) – WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court writ petition (WRIT - C No. 43597 of 2024, decided 3.3.2025 by Judge Vinod Diwakar; neutral citation 2025:AHC:29937) filed by Smt. Tarannum and another seeking police protection for a live-in relationship opposed by respondent no. 4. Dismissed after counsel argued, citing Asha Devi & Anr. v. State of U.P. and 3 Ors (Writ C-18743 of 2020) and settled Supreme Court practice, that no mandamus under Article 226 lies absent an infringed legal right, petitioner no. 1 remaining undivorced from respondent no. 4. Keywords: live-in relationship, police protection, Article 226, writ of mandamus, legal right infringed, decree of divorce, Asha Devi precedent, writ dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The instant writ petition seeking a direction for protection of the petitioners' lives is dismissed. ¶10