Kumari Sweta Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Stamp and Registration Civil Secrt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9958 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kumari Sweta Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Stamp And Registration Civil Secrt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Daya Shankar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

¶3The petitioner, a lady aged about 26 years, who is resident of Lucknow, has approached this Court claiming that she has been forced into a marriage under threat in a most fraudulent manner by respondent no.6. Admittedly, the marriage documents have been prepared at Gorakhpur by coercion and fraud. With great difficulty, she came into the clutches of respondent no.6.

¶4Learned Standing Counsel raises a preliminary objection that petitioner has to file a suit for cancellation of marriage before the appropriate Family Court in accordance with law.

¶5In view thereof, petitioner is permitted to file a suit for cancellation of marriage before the Family Court, Lucknow. In case such a suit is filed by petitioner before the Family Court, Lucknow, the same shall be considered and decided by the Family Court concerned in accordance with law without any delay as expeditiously as possible and if required, the Family Court may proceed on day-to-day basis and bring the proceedings to their logical conclusion within a period of six months from the date a certified copy of this order along with suit is filed before the court concerned.

¶6With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition stands disposed of. [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Sachin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench