Serial No. 36 Regular Cause List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 440/2025 CM (1025/2025) Adil Rashid and Anr …Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through: None. Vs. Union Territory of J and K and Ors. …Respondent (s) Through: Mr. Faheem Nisar Shah, GA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE ORDER 26.12.2025 1. Petitioners aged 21 years and 24 years respectively claim to have contracted marriage out of their own free will and volition. 2. The instant petitioner has been filed on the apprehension that the respondent No. 6, who is opposed to their marriage, are threatening to harm the life and liberty of the petitioners. 3. This petitioner came up for consideration on 1st March, 2025, when this Court while issuing notice to the respondents also directed the official respondents to provide protection to the petitioners as and when they approach them with their grievance in this regard. The aforesaid order which was passed on 1st March, 2025 is still in operation. It seems that the petitioners, having taken benefit of the said order, are staying together peacefully without any interference from the respondents. It is because of this reasons perhaps that they have taken no steps for service of respondent No. 6. They have chosen also not to appear in the matter. 4. Be that as it may, having regard to the nature of the controversy involved, this petition is disposed of by directing that in case the petitioners still apprehend any threat to their life and liberty, they shall be free to approach the concerned police station for seeking protection. Needless to say that the police authorities, if approached by the petitioners in this regard, shall take remedial measures as are permissible in law so as to ensure the protection of their life and liberty. 5. Disposed of. (SANJEEV KUMAR) JUDGE SRINAGAR: 26.12.2025 “Shahid Manzoor”