Serial No.244 SUPPLEMENTARY CAUSE LIST-I HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1521/2025 CM(3885/2025) Amriza Fareed And Anr. …Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Shabir Ahmad Shah, Advocate. Vs. Union Territory of J&K and Others. ...Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Waseem Gul, GA. CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Judge. ORDER 02.07.2025 01. The documents which the learned counsel for petitioners has been placed on record with regard to the age proof of the petitioners are not legible. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has provided the legible copy of the said documents to this Court, which are taken on record. 02. The petitioners seek a direction to the official respondents to provide them the police protection as they apprehend danger to their lives from private respondents. It is submitted that the petitioners are major and out of their free will, they got married. Copy of Nikahnama has been placed on record. The petitioners submit that since they have contracted the marriage against the wishes of the private respondents, as such, they are facing harassment at their hands. 03. Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to the decision of the Supreme Court in “Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and anr., 2006 (5) SCC 475”, and submits 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 the life and liberty of the petitioners. 04. Any person having attained the age of majority is entitled to contract the marriage as per his/her wishes and the police department is duty bound to protect the life and liberty, if approached. However, it appears that the petitioners have not ever approached the official respondents for their indulgence in the matter for providing protection to them. 05. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of, at this stage, by providing that the 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, if they approach them. It is made clear that no opinion has been expressed with regard to the validity of their marriage. 06. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of along with connected CM. (Wasim Sadiq Nargal) Judge SRINAGAR: 02.07.2025 “HAMID”