Rubia Begum and Another v. Ut of J and K Th Director General of Police Headquarters and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order, High Court of J&K and Ladakh at Jammu, WP(C) No.3117/2025, decided 10.11.2025 (Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi). Adult couple (Nikah 24.09.2025, Muslim Personal Law) fearing harassment from family members (respondent Nos. 5-8) granted protective direction against official respondents (Nos. 2-4) conditioned on their approaching the authorities and on verification of majority and free-will marriage; marriage validity expressly left open. Cited: Lata Singh v. State of U.P., (2006) 5 SCC 475 (invoked by counsel). Useful for petitions by major couples seeking state protection against family opposition; note the limited scope — no validation of the marriage, protection made contingent on police assessment.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of alongwith connected application(s), with a direction that respondent Nos. 2 to 4 shall look into the petitioners' grievance and provide adequate security and ensure non-interference in their married life if approached; protection to be extended if the parties are found to be majors married out of their own free will and consent; no opinion expressed on the validity of the marriage.