JUDGEMENT
AMITAVA LALA,PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH BAGHEL,JJ. -
(1.) MR .Mohd. Fateh, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners has identified both the petitioners i.e. boy and girl.
(2.) MARRIAGE is definitely wishes of a boy and girl to continue with their
conjugal relationship provided they
have attained the age of marriage, as
required by law. We have been fortified
with several writ petitions in which
more or less identical reliefs are claimed
for protection of their marital relationship, which is allegedly being interfered
with and harassed by their parents or
relatives, who are private respondents.
The writ jurisdiction is not made to resolve such type of dispute between the
two private parties. We otherwise
strongly believe family law is no law. It
is a social problem, which can only be
uprooted socially and not by the intervention of the writ Court in the garb of
violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India unless it is established beyond doubt.
If there is any real grievance of married couple against their parents or
relatives who are allegedly interfering
with their conjugal rights which goes to
such extent that there is threat of life,
they are at liberty to lodge any criminal
complaint or file F.I.R. whichever is required under the law to the police and
in case of refusal, may make appropriate
application before the appropriate Court
of criminal law by way of applications
under section 155 or 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Similarly, in case
the parents or relatives, find that illegally their son or daughter was eloped
for the purpose of marriage although he
or she is underage or not inclined or
they are behaving violently, they are
equally at liberty to take steps in a similar manner.
But, when neither of the actions are
taken amongst each other, a fictitious
application with certain vague allegations, particularly by the newly married
couple, under writ jurisdiction of the
High Court, appears to be circuitous
way to get the seal and signature of the
High Court upon their respective marriages without any identification of their
age and other necessary aspects required to be done by the appropriate
authority/authorities. It is well settled
by now that every marriage is required
to be registered by the appropriate registering authority upon due verification
of the ages etc. of respective parties. We
cannot also allow to develop the disputed questions of fact under the writ
jurisdiction nor we can draw any inference by the colourful presence of the
newly wedded couple in the Court as
per the respective advices. If we do so, it
will be wrong presumption by using
excessive power of the Court in this jurisdiction.
(3.) HOWEVER , where no F.I.R. has been lodged or necessary police actions
are taken by either of the parties, it is
expected that no coercive action could
be taken against each other.;
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