SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS UKHC010123772026 WPCRL/1353/2026 Sabiya and Another --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand And Others --Respondents Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Nikhil Bisht, Brief Holder for the State. 3. Petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 1 and 2 to provide adequate protection to the petitioners from respondent nos. 3 to 7, so that they may live peaceful marital life. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are major and they belong to the same faith. It is further submitted that the petitioners developed a liking for each other, which has ended in love and they have solemnized their Nikah on 09.07.2026. 5. Since the family members of petitioner no. 1 are against this marriage, they are giving out threats to kill both the petitioners. Petitioners submit that they are facing stiff resistance, and they seriously apprehend threat to their life and limb from their family members, and hence they are before this Court praying for protection. 6. The documents on record reveal that both the petitioners are majors. 7. In that view of the matter, and in view of the ruling of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475, the petitioners have made out a case for grant of protection. 8. The Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali Laksar, District Haridwar is directed to assess the threat, if any, to the life and limb of the petitioners, and provide necessary protection, if it is found that there is a threat to the life and limb of the petitioners. The S.H.O. concerned is further directed to summon the private respondents, and such other persons, who are inimically placed towards the marriage of the petitioners, and counsel them, in accordance with law. 9. The writ petition stands ordered accordingly. (Alok Mahra J.) 15.07.2026 Ujjwal