LOVISH KUMAR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF UT CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

CRWP-7547-2026 1 128 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7547-2026 Date of Decision: June 26, 2026 LOVISH KUMAR AND ANOTHER .....Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF U.T. CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. A.S. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vaibhav Mittal, Addl.PP for UT, Chandigarh. *** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing official respondents to protect the life and liberty of petitioners at the hands of private respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the petitioners are major and claimed to have married each other and they seek protection to their life and liberty as the apprehend danger to their lives at the hands of private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners further RITU SHARMA 2026.06.26 15:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-7547-2026 2 submits that the representation submitted by the petitioners before the jurisdictional police authorities is pending consideration and