HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (Diyisioa Bench) Coram: Hon'blc ShriiJ^disb Bhalla, Ag.C.d, & Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnfliotn, J. Writ Petition {PIU No. 3226 of2007 Petitioner Krishaa Nandan Singh, Assistaat Teacher and Meraber of fhe Gayatri Fanuty Mainpat, Surguja (C.U.) Versus Respondents 1. Stete of Chhattisgarh, Through Chief Secretaiy, D.K.S.Bhawan, Kaipur (C,G.) The Secretaiy, Departinent of Hoine, State Govt. of Chhattisgarh, U. K. S. Bhsm-an, Raipiu- (C.G.) The CoUector, Suiyjija (C.Q.) Superintendent of PoUce, Suiyya(C.G.) 2. 3. 4. OFB'ICB RBFEREHCE REQISTERED AS WRIT PETITON (PIL1 Shri l'. K. 1'ataakar, Advocato appcars as Amicus Ouriac. Shri Vinay Harit, Deputy Advocate Geaeral for the respondeuts/State. ORAL ORDER (Passed on this 16tltdayofAngiist, 2007) The foltoiwmg oral order oftiie Court is passed by Hoa'ble Jagdish BhaUa, Actiag C^J. This is a pubtic iaterest Utigation wherein fhe qucstion ofchiM marriage has been raised. The detaUed response has beea fited by fhe State wherein it has beeu uidicated that fhe respondenta have venfied fhe atlegations made in thc tetter petition, ttirough investigatiDn in aU those cases, mdasated in fhe letter petitiou, has been inade and also ensured to abort child marriages in certain cases. In the process viyl has been kept to ensure ttiat fhe social ewl of child mamage is aborted and cucular has beea issued by the CoUector in ttiis regard. According to leanied Deputy Advocate Geueral, in the particular case of Ku. Pushpa Yadav it has beea said fhat there is nothing on record to show fhat Pushpa Yadav is miaor, on thc other band the parents have givcn a date of birthie. 14.1.1987. Since the State has given aa assuraace to this Court fhat aU measures have been. adapted to stop the child iBarriages and restraiu. all those who are niakmg an attempt to indu^e into it, no fiuther interference is required in thc matter. It is clarified that ifftirther chiM marriage is noticed by fhe petitioaer, he wHl have right to approach the State Huaaan Rights Commission. la view ofthe above fhis petition stands disnussed. Sd/- Ag. Chief Justice Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ThAur