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Nobody, including the parents of a man and woman, can interfere in the couple’s married life and their living together if the two individuals are of legal age, the Allahabad High Court has noted.
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The court passed the order on November 14 while considering a writ petition filed by a couple seeking direction to their parents and others to not interfere in their married life and also for protection of their lives and liberty.
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The couple expressed apprehension that one of their relatives could eliminate them for the honour of the man’s family and submitted that their lives were in danger.
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The court noted that both the petitioners are “major” and have “solemnised their marriage out of their own sweet and free will”.
Validity of marriage
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The court, however, said it had not adjudicated upon the alleged marriage of the petitioners.
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The two submitted themselves as husband and wife.
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This order in no way expresses opinion about the validity of their marriage and genuineness of their marriage certificate, if any
Source
The Hindu