CWP No.6730 of 2010 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.6730 of 2010 Date of decision : 9.4.2010 Davinder Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Ms. Monika Jalota, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioners have approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India and have made dual prayer in the writ petition, namely:- 1. Directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioners as there is a danger to their life and liberty from respondent Nos.5 to 7 and also to direct respondent No.3 to refrain the police officials from harassing them and their family members; and 2. Directing respondent No.8 to register the marriage of the petitioners. CWP No.6730 of 2010 --2-- Learned counsel states that so far as the first prayer is concerned, she does not press the same and the petitioners shall approach the concerned District Judge for the said relief. Regarding the second relief, learned counsel states that an application shall be filed before the appropriate authority-respondent No.8 for registering the marriage of the petitioners. However, a direction may be issued to respondent No.8 to take a decision on the said application in a time-bound frame. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.8 that in case, the petitioners file an application for registering their marriage, the same shall be considered in accordance with law. April 9, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE