Neha and Another v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP-3718-2025 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, Harpreet Singh Brar, J., decided 11.04.2025. Keywords: protection of life and liberty; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; marriage against wishes of family (respondents No.4 to 11); petitioners claim to be major; marriage certificate Annexure P-1; representation dated 05.04.2025 Annexure P-4 to respondent No.2; direction to decide representation within one week and grant protection if threat to life and liberty; no immunity from legal action for violation of law; validity of marriage left unexamined; notice accepted by Ms. Geeta Sharma, DAG, Haryana for official respondents; counsel Mr. Munfaid Khan for petitioners.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-4) within one week from receipt of a certified copy of the order and grant protection, if there is any threat to their life and liberty; the order expressly confers no protection from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by the petitioners.