Serial No. 77 Supplementary Cause list HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 2564/2025 Seerat Yousuf and Anr. …Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. M. Rafiq Bhat, Advocate Vs. Union Territory of J&k AND Ors. (Home) ...Respondent(s) Through: None CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE. ORDER 29.10.2025 1. The petitioners seek a direction to the official respondents to provide them police protection as they apprehend danger to their lives. It is submitted that petitioners are major and have entered into wedlock out of free will and violation. As per the date of birth certificates annexed with the petition, both the petitioners have already attained majority. Copy of marriage agreement is placed on record. 2. Hon’ble Supreme Court in Lata Singh v. State of UP. and anr., 2006 (5) SCC 475 has observed that in absence of there being any legal impediment, the petitioners are entitled to marry according to their choice and the official respondents are duty bound to protect their life and liberty. 3. Any person having attained the age of majority is entitled to contract the marriage as per his/her wishes and police agency is obliged to protect the life and liberty, if approached. However, it appears that petitioners have not approached the official respondents for the indulgence in the matter for providing protection to them. 4. In this view of the matter, the petition is disposed of, at this stage, by providing that official respondents shall look into the grievance of the petitioners for providing them adequate security and to ensure that nobody interferes in their married life. This Court has not expressed any opinion about the validity or authenticity of the marriage and the documents/certificates annexed with the petition. This order, however, shall not come in the way of the official respondents for investigation of FIR/criminal complaint, if any, filed against the petitioners. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE Srinagar: 29.10.2025 Adil Ismail