New Delhi, Mar 7: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the Khap Panchayat
issue.
A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and also comprising Justices AM
Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, after hearing from various parties, including
from the petitioner, Shakti Vahini, central government, and many others,
reserved its judgement.
The apex court, said, it would not refer to caste or gotra or village panchayats as 'Khap' in its verdict.
The top court said, when two consenting adults get married, no relative or any assembly can oppose it through violence or threat to life of the couple.
The Centre said that threat to any two adults married by their choice should be dealt as a law and order issue, which squarely falls in the domain of the state governments.
The Centre said the honour killings are covered under murder section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said Law Commission's proposed bill addressing issue of honour killing was under consideration.
Views of 23 states have been received. Response of six is awaited. Till then the apex court, if it feels, should pass directions to the states.
The Centre wants the top court to direct states to create special cell in every district to deal with honour killings. States should include a declaration by a couple who intends to have a court marriage if they apprehend threat to life and liberty.
For Centre, ASG (Additional Solicitor General) and senior Supreme Court lawyer Pinky Anand told the bench that couples fearing threat to life from relatives or Khaps must inform marriage officer at the time of registering their marriages so that the officer can intimate police to give protection to the couple.
Appearing for Khaps of Haryana, senior advocate submitted to the apex court that Khaps keep alive centuries old tradition and were the conscience keepers of the society. He said Khaps have evolved over the years and only oppose sapinda and sagotra marriages. UNI
The apex court, said, it would not refer to caste or gotra or village panchayats as 'Khap' in its verdict.
The top court said, when two consenting adults get married, no relative or any assembly can oppose it through violence or threat to life of the couple.
The Centre said that threat to any two adults married by their choice should be dealt as a law and order issue, which squarely falls in the domain of the state governments.
The Centre said the honour killings are covered under murder section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said Law Commission's proposed bill addressing issue of honour killing was under consideration.
Views of 23 states have been received. Response of six is awaited. Till then the apex court, if it feels, should pass directions to the states.
The Centre wants the top court to direct states to create special cell in every district to deal with honour killings. States should include a declaration by a couple who intends to have a court marriage if they apprehend threat to life and liberty.
For Centre, ASG (Additional Solicitor General) and senior Supreme Court lawyer Pinky Anand told the bench that couples fearing threat to life from relatives or Khaps must inform marriage officer at the time of registering their marriages so that the officer can intimate police to give protection to the couple.
Appearing for Khaps of Haryana, senior advocate submitted to the apex court that Khaps keep alive centuries old tradition and were the conscience keepers of the society. He said Khaps have evolved over the years and only oppose sapinda and sagotra marriages. UNI
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