Smt. Sushma Kumari and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Court No. 74), WRIT - C No. - 7833 of 2025, neutral citation 2025:AHC:81973, judge Saurabh Srivastava, J., order dated 17.4.2025. Petitioners Smt. Sushma Kumari and another (counsel: Sudarshan Singh) sought mandamus against respondents State of U.P. and 3 others (counsel: C.S.C.) for non-interference in their peaceful marital life. Petition disposed of on age grounds: petitioner no.2 stated to be 20 years old, below the Hindu Marriage Act minimum groom age of 21 years; no protection extended. Keywords: mandamus, peaceful marital life, marriageable age, Hindu Marriage Act, protection writ petition, disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The age stated in the petition for petitioner no.2 is only 20 years, whereas the minimum age of a groom under the Hindu Marriage Act is 21 years. ¶8