No public notice and no invitation of objections, but identity, age and consent will still be verified: the Allahabad High Court has dispensed with Special Marriage Act notice publication for an adult interfaith couple who feared harm from their families, directing the Marriage Officer to proceed and the police to protect them. Lucknow: Waiving the […]
Justice Girish Kathpalia of the Delhi High Court has directed the Uttam Nagar police to ensure round-the-clock deployment of sufficient personnel in the lane where the petitioner’s house stands, after her counsel showed CCTV footage of stones and bricks being thrown at it. The petitioner is the mother of an accused in FIR No. 122/2026, and the Court said that, whatever the case against her son, she cannot be left vulnerable to such violence.
The Bombay High Court was informed that security has been extended to retired Judge Gautam Patel and his family after alleged threats linked to his Dawoodi Bohra succession judgment. The Court stressed swift action, saying protection was crucial as police investigated the complaint and threat letters.
