Smt Chandani Kumari and Another v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court interim order dated 10.04.2026 in WRIT - C No. 13897 of 2026 (Smt Chandani Kumari and another v. State of U.P. and 4 others), Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J.: life-and-liberty protection writ by a married couple (marriage solemnized 19.03.2026; online marriage registration pending; no FIR against petitioner No. 2) apprehending threat from private respondents 4 and 5; notice issued to private respondents; interim direction to police authorities to protect petitioners from threat, violence or harassment till next listing; counter affidavit within three weeks; case listed fresh on 12.05.2026; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief in a pending writ petition: notice issued to private respondent nos. 4 and 5 returnable at an early date; petitioners directed to take steps within 7 days; State granted three weeks to file counter affidavit (rejoinder within one week thereafter); police authorities directed to protect the petitioners from any threat or act of violence or harassment till the next date of listing; case to be put up fresh on 12.05.2026.