Serial No. 163

Supplementary List-4

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT JAMMU

WP(C) No. 3783/2025 Zareena Akhter & Anr.

…..Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Nasir Mirza, Advocate.

Vs

UT of J&K & Ors. .…. Respondent(s)

Through: Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with

Ms. Nazia Fazal, Assisting Counsel

Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE

ORDER

(30.12.2025)

1.

The petitioners, both being of the age of majority, have

exercised their free will to enter into marital relationship and for that have earned displeasure of their respective families. Both the

petitioners are Muslim by religion.

2.

To lend confirmation to fact of their marriage having been

solemnized out of their free will and volition, the petitioners have put on record a notarized marriage agreement/certificate dated

30.06.2025.

3.

Along with the writ petition, the petitioner no. 1’s 10^th

Class Diploma Certificate evidencing her date of birth is also annexed which confirms the fact that the petitioner No. 1 is and was major at the time of solemnizing marriage with the petitioner

No. 2.

4.

The petitioners are in hiding fearing about safety and security of their life and limb suffering wrong at the hands of respondents No. 4 to 11 who are to be carr