New Delhi, July 23
No third person, including family members, can interfere in the lives of two consenting adults living together as husband and wife, and the State is under a Constitutional obligation to protect married couples irrespective of their caste or community, the Delhi High Court has said.
Justice Tushar Rao Gedela stated that it is the duty of the State and its machinery to ensure that no harm comes to the citizens of the country and the Constitutional courts are also empowered to pass orders to protect the citizens fearing any harm.
The court’s observations were made on a petition by a couple claiming that after getting married against the wishes of their families, they were living in various hotels due to fear, and unless they were protected, they would not be able to find peace.
The petitioner woman said her father was a politically well-connected person in Uttar Pradesh and was capable of influencing the State machinery to their detriment.
