No one can interfere, when two adults are married: Chief Justice Dipak Mishra

Supreme Court hearing a request to ban couple killing over ‘dishonour’, a bench of court headed by Justice Dipak Mishra on Monday said, “When two adults marry, no one had the right to interfere.”

The Apex Court was hearing a petition by non-profit Shakti Vahini, which had asked for a ban on "khap panchayats" and ‘dishonour killing’.

The petition also had requested the court to ban self-appointed village courts, which believe it is their duty to protect traditions and act punish couples who marry against their families' wishes.

Dipak Mishra said, “No one, either family or society, has right to interfere with the marriage.”

A lawyer representing Khap Panchayats told Supreme Court that they are also against such killings.

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The Apex Court in reply to the Khap Panchayat representatives said, “We are not concerned  with Khap Panchayats. We are only concerned with the rights of a couple to get married.”