Zaib Ul Nisa and Another v. Ut of J and K Th Director General of Police Jammu and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WP (C) No. 3090/2025, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, order dated 07.11.2025. Petitioners Zaib Ul Nisa and another, majors who contracted marriage per Muslim Law against relatives' wishes, sought protection from violence/harassment. Court held adult consensual choice of partner is protected under Articles 19 and 21, family/community consent unnecessary, and disposed of the petition directing official respondents (UT of J&K and others) to provide security cover per Lata Singh v. State of U.P. (2006) 5 SCC 475 and Shakti Vahini v. Union of India AIR 2018 SC 1601, conditioned on verification of the marriage under prevalent laws, with any FIR to be investigated under rules. Keywords: interfaith/choice marriage protection, honour-based violence, Articles 19(1)(a)/21, security cover, disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the official respondents to provide adequate security cover to the petitioners and to act in accordance with the Supreme Court law in Lata Singh (2006) 5 SCC 475 and Shakti Vahini (AIR 2018 SC 1601), subject to verification that the marriage was solemnized in accordance with prevalent laws and to any existing FIR being investigated under rules; disposed of along with connected CM.