THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19578 of 2008 Dated: 2.11.2010 Between: 1. P. Shaheena and another .... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Narasaraopet, Guntur District and others. .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19578 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 to 3 in interfering with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioners and also with the parents of the 2nd petitioner at the instance of respondents 4 and 5, as illegal and arbitrary. According to the petitioners, the 1st petitioner married to the 2nd petitioner. The 1st petitioner belongs to Hindu religion and the 2nd petitioner belongs to Muslim religion and the in-laws of the 1st petitioner have no objection. But, her parents are not willing for their marriage and in such circumstances, the 2nd petitioner and the 1st petitioner decided to marry, as they are majors. Accordingly, on 14.7.2008, the 1st petitioner converted into Muslim religion in the office of the District Government Quazi, M.V.P. Colony, Visakhapatnam and changed her name as “Shaheena” in the presence of the witnesses, who are their friends, and on the same day the marriage of the petitioners was performed and they are living happily. While that being so, the parents of the 1st petitioner, police and respondents 4 and 5 are interfering with their life and liberty. There is no necessity of going into all the details. The 3rd respondent filed a detailed counter and denied the allegations made by the petitioner. It is stated that as of now, no complaint is received against the petitioners from the parents of either of the petitioners and that the 3rd respondent-S.I. of Police visited the houses of respondents 4 and 5, who are the uncles of the 1st petitioner and the 2nd petitioner herein and enquired with them and that they voluntarily stated that the petitioners are majors and they never interfered with their life and liberty and they never objected for their marriage and further stated that they will never interfere with their personal liberties in future. Further, the 3rd respondent stated that the police never sent any of the constables to the house of the petitioners nor summoned their parents to the police station or made them to sit in the police station. In view of the same, nothing survives in the writ petition for further adjudication. However, the police are directed not to interfere with the life and liberty of the petitioners except as required under law. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. ____________________ Justice C.V. Ramulu Dated:2.11.2010 Nn. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19578 of 2008 2.11.2010