Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court interim order dated 11.02.2026 in WRIT - C No. 5343 of 2026, Sabiha Ansar & Anr. v. State of U.P. & 3 Ors. (Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh, J.; Court No. 81). Petitioners (counsel: Fatma Khatoon) granted two weeks to file Nikahnama after State counsel (Sri A.K. Tripathi, Additional Chief Standing Counsel) flagged its non-filing and affidavit irregularities; State to obtain instructions regarding Sri H.B. Sharma, Advocate Notary; listed fresh on 13.03.2026. Keywords: Nikahnama, marriage document, affidavit irregularity, writ petition, Uttar Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: two weeks' time granted to the petitioners to file the Nikahnama; Additional Chief Standing Counsel to obtain detailed instructions as to how the fact of the Nikahnama was dealt with (printed as 'motorized', apparently for 'notarized') by Sri H.B. Sharma, Advocate Notary; case to be put up fresh on 13.03.2026.