WRIT - C No. 9815 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 9815 of 2026 Ashika Yadav And Another .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dileep Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 81 HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Shri Pramit Kumar Pal, learned Standing Counsels for the State-respondents. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in their peaceful life and also for a direction to provide protection. 3. It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are unmarried and they are staying in a live-in relationship. They apprehend danger to their life. Hence, the petitioners have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a direction upon the Police Authorities to protect their life from the private respondents. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 5. This Court in Writ-C N