Foziya and Another v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
LPA No. 1387 of 2025 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 22.07.2025 (Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Kuldeep Tiwari, JJ.). Appeal against dismissal of CRWP No. 4086 of 2025 in which a couple residing in District Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, married at Panchkula on 20.04.2025, sought State protection of life and liberty from threat by private respondents 4 to 6. Dismissal for want of territorial jurisdiction/cause of action within Haryana upheld; appeal disposed of with liberty to approach respondent no. 2 upon any threat received in Haryana. Keywords: life and liberty, protection, territorial jurisdiction, cause of action, maintainability, marriage, Panchkula, Rampur, CRWP, LPA.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of without interfering with the learned Single Judge's judgment; appellants given liberty to approach the second respondent with requisite details if they receive any threat in the State of Haryana, who shall ensure appropriate action as warranted in law is taken to protect their life and liberty; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of.