Pooja And Another vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others on 26 August, 2019
In view of legal position which has been summed up in the case of Pooja and another vs. State of U.P. and others, 2013 (6) ADJ 225 without expressing any opinion about the marriageable age of both the petitioners, validity of their marriage or the genuineness of the marriage certificate, if any, produced or the change of their religion, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned court of magistrate/police authorities/Senior Superintendent of Police and to appraise any of these authorities of the disturbance by outsiders in their married life and in case it is so done, the police authorities would ensure that they are not wanted or involved in any case in connection with the above marriage or living together and further that they apply for registration of the marriage in accordance with the provisions of the U.P. Marriage Registration Rules, 2017 within a period of two months from today, as registration of marriage is compulsory vide decisions of the Supreme Court report in (2006) 2 SCC 578 and (2008) 1 SCC 180 Seema (Smt) vs. Ashwani Kumar and in case they fail to apply for registration of their marriage, the protection herein above would cease to operate.