Criminal Misc. No. 57487-M of 2006 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 57487-M of 2006 Date of decision : February 11, 2008 Mandeep Kaur and another .....Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Jaswinder Singh Randhawa, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhuller, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondents no.1 to 3. Mr. Sukant Gupta, Advocate for respondent no. 5. Mr. N.G. Sharma, Advocate for respondent no. 6. RAJESH BINDAL J. In the present petition, the petitioners have approached this Court seeking protection of their life and liberty on account of having been married against the wishes of their parents. The same was granted to them by this Court vide order dated September 19, 2006. However, considering the fact that certificate of marriage was issued by Gurudwara Jiwan Sudhar Sabha, which is in the habit of issuing such certificates in routine and to verify the veracity thereof, notice was issued to the Senior Superintendent of Police, U.T., Chandigarh. In response thereto, a short affidavit has been filed on his behalf stating therein that Gurudwara Jiwan Sudhar Sabha is existing on the Government land and the same is not linked with Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. It was further stated that in 1986, Chandigarh Administration had allotted a peace of land measuring 1.5 Criminal Misc. No. 57487-M of 2006 -2- **** kanals in Sector 32-C, Chandigarh to the Management of Baba Jiwan Sudhar Sabha for construction of Gurudwara building and Dharamshala @ Rs. 130/- per sq. yard on lease hold basis but the Management failed to deposit the amount. Be that as it may, the fact remains that Gurudwara Jiwan Sudhar Sabha has been constructed at the place where the marriage was solemnised. As far as the existence of Gurudwara on the public place is concerned, this Court is not expressing any opinion thereon as it is for the authorities to take action in accordance with law. However, it is established that the marriage of the petitioners solemnised there. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of. February 11, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge