Shrimati Raj Laxmi Yadav and Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioners, represented as adult partners living together by their free will, sought protection against threats and interference from the respondent and their relatives. The court directed the respondent police authorities to provide immediate protection and to act if interference occurred. It also required the petitioners to register their marriage within two months and made the protection contingent upon that requirement, while expressly declining to decide the validity of their marriage.
What did the court decide?
The respondents, particularly respondent no. 3, were directed to provide immediate protection to the petitioners and to act upon any interference with their peaceful life. The petitioners were directed to register their marriage within two months, failing which the protection would automatically lapse; the court expressly made no determination on the marriage’s validity.